Sooi Surname

811,192nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 344 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Sooi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sooi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia1511:195,32611,563
Tanzania1201:441,18030,663
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
England61:9,286,343223,652
India51:153,413,076951,030
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Suriname11:552,6169,664
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Sooi (5,513) may also be a first name.

Sooi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sooi Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Sooi is held by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Sooi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sooi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 811,192nd most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 21,184,726 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 53 percent of Sooi live; 51 percent live in Southeast Asia and 44 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Sooi is also the 90,420th most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 5,513 people.

This surname is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 151 people, or 1 in 195,326. In Malaysia Sooi is most common in: Selangor, where 65 percent are found, Perak, where 10 percent are found and Pahang, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Malaysia this surname is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 35 percent are found and South Africa, where 8 percent are found.

Sooi Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Sooi earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 79.46% less than the national average, earning R 48,804 per year and in United States they earn 54.02% more than the national average, earning $66,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sooai89192/
Soois89148/
Sohoi8975/
Sooid893/
Shooi892/
Sooiz891/
Sooei891/
Shooid805/
Shooie801/
Soojie801/
Soohai801/
Shohoi801/
Sohi754,771/
Soai751,158/
Soei75671/
Soui75286/
Saoi75243/
Sioi75213/
Suoi7521/
Zooi7515/
So'i758/
Jooi758/
Sooe753/
Soojhai7313/
Soohooi731/
Shoojie731/
Shooait731/
Sooeich731/
Souid674,226/
Chooi673,548/
Sohai67860/
Shoai67692/
Suoyo67662/
Sohei67445/
Soaid67433/
Saoit67302/
Sohie67241/
Shoei67228/
Souhi67217/
Souai67183/
Sohui67162/
Souit67156/
Sohih67133/
Souih67111/
Siois6763/
Sahoi6760/
Soija6733/
Soiye6727/
Shohi6723/
Soaai6718/
Soohy6715/
Saoid6711/
Sohoy6710/
Sooey679/
Souis678/
Sohoj678/
Sooär678/
Soait677/
Soyie677/
Sojie676/
Sojhi675/
Coțoi675/
Suohi674/
Shaoi673/
Shoui673/
Soije673/
Soiji673/
Sojji673/
Sioyo672/
Sa'oi672/
Sojui672/
Soais672/
Suoie671/
Zouoi671/
Jooui671/
Soaih671/
Soujouyi671/
Sohoa671/
Shahooyi671/
Souui671/
Djooi671/
Sauoi671/
Coohi671/
Saaoi671/
Sjohi671/
Shahooiy671/
Sjoouist671/
Sioie671/
So'oa671/
Zooei671/
Souij671/
Soeih671/
Souiz671/
Ssoui671/
So'ai671/
Sooaa671/
Sooay670/
Shooe670/

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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 Sooi
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