Pooi Surname

860,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 316 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Brunei

Pooi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pooi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia1571:187,86111,202
Brunei371:11,3171,397
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Singapore211:262,27211,611
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Qatar161:147,37516,023
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Tonga41:26,828461
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
China21:683,660,78330,601
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Pooi (7,154) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phooi8943/
Pooij899/
Pooie892/
Po'oi892/
Pooei891/
Pooyid8015/
Poohoi804/
Poouij801/
Poouiz801/
Poojie801/
Pooe756,676/
Pohi75718/
Poai75301/
Poei75107/
Poui7560/
Paoi7514/
Po'i7513/
Puoi755/
Phoohoi735/
Pouoa67330/
Poiye67304/
Pohie67151/
Pouit67133/
Pohei67110/
Pohai6758/
Phuoi6756/
Pouai6731/
Pohui6727/
Pojie6723/
Pohoa6722/
Pouid6720/
Pojui6720/
Pouhi6716/
Pooer6716/
Poije6711/
Puhoi679/
Paoid679/
Pooyé678/
Pouis678/
Poeai677/
Pojji677/
Pohgi674/
Poiji674/
Pașoi674/
Phooe673/
Phoei673/
Poiuy673/
Pooeh672/
Pooey672/
Pohis672/
Pauoi671/
Puooy671/
Pooaj671/
Pohhi671/
Puooa671/
Pohyo671/
Puuoi671/
Puoyo671/
Puțoi671/
Poaip671/
Poaih671/
Poohy670/

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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
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  • 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
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