Pooi Surname
Approximately 316 people bear this surname
Pooi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 157 | 1:187,861 | 11,202 |
| Brunei | 37 | 1:11,317 | 1,397 |
| United States | 28 | 1:12,944,962 | 483,512 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| New Caledonia | 16 | 1:17,264 | 4,719 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Tonga | 4 | 1:26,828 | 461 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Pooi (7,154) may also be a first name.
Pooi Demographics
Pooi Political Affiliation
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Pooi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pooi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pooi is found most frequently in Malaysia. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pooi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 860,770th most widespread last name internationally, held by around 1 in 23,061,854 people. The surname Pooi is mostly found in Asia, where 77 percent of Pooi live; 68 percent live in Southeast Asia and 61 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Pooi is also the 76,532nd most frequently occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 7,154 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is borne by 157 people, or 1 in 187,861. In Malaysia it is mostly found in: Selangor, where 71 percent are found, Kuala Lumpur, where 10 percent are found and Perak, where 9 percent are found. Other than Malaysia it exists in 18 countries. It is also found in Brunei, where 12 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.
Pooi Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Pooi last name are 8.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.56% registered with the political party.
Pooi earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 37.69% more than the national average, earning $59,414 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phooi | 89 | 43 | / |
| Pooij | 89 | 9 | / |
| Pooie | 89 | 2 | / |
| Po'oi | 89 | 2 | / |
| Pooei | 89 | 1 | / |
| Pooyid | 80 | 15 | / |
| Poohoi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Poouij | 80 | 1 | / |
| Poouiz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Poojie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pooe | 75 | 6,676 | / |
| Pohi | 75 | 718 | / |
| Poai | 75 | 301 | / |
| Poei | 75 | 107 | / |
| Poui | 75 | 60 | / |
| Paoi | 75 | 14 | / |
| Po'i | 75 | 13 | / |
| Puoi | 75 | 5 | / |
| Phoohoi | 73 | 5 | / |
| Pouoa | 67 | 330 | / |
| Poiye | 67 | 304 | / |
| Pohie | 67 | 151 | / |
| Pouit | 67 | 133 | / |
| Pohei | 67 | 110 | / |
| Pohai | 67 | 58 | / |
| Phuoi | 67 | 56 | / |
| Pouai | 67 | 31 | / |
| Pohui | 67 | 27 | / |
| Pojie | 67 | 23 | / |
| Pohoa | 67 | 22 | / |
| Pouid | 67 | 20 | / |
| Pojui | 67 | 20 | / |
| Pouhi | 67 | 16 | / |
| Pooer | 67 | 16 | / |
| Poije | 67 | 11 | / |
| Puhoi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Paoid | 67 | 9 | / |
| Pooyé | 67 | 8 | / |
| Pouis | 67 | 8 | / |
| Poeai | 67 | 7 | / |
| Pojji | 67 | 7 | / |
| Pohgi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Poiji | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pașoi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Phooe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Phoei | 67 | 3 | / |
| Poiuy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pooeh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pooey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pohis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pauoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puooy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pooaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pohhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puooa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pohyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puuoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puoyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puțoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poaip | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poaih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poohy | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pooi
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis