Toi Surname

21,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Vietnam
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Toi Surname User-submission:

Chai is a Chinese surname that derives from the name of the ancient Cai state. It is regionally more common in China's Fujian Province and in areas settled by ethnic Chinese from that province than in China as a whole. The surname is the 34th most common surname in China, but the 9th most common in Taiwan, where it is usually romanized as Tsai based on Wade-Giles romanization of Standard Mandarin and the 8th most common in Singapore, where it is usually romanized as Chua, which is based on Hokkien pronunciation.

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Toi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Vietnam12,7851:7,246235
Japan8,1591:15,6691,917
Togo5251:13,8053,854
Indonesia4971:266,09524,062
India4101:1,870,89165,612
Papua New Guinea3491:23,3632,554
Singapore3301:16,690705
France3171:209,53532,567
Benin2811:36,7824,755
New Zealand1531:29,5975,184
New Caledonia1301:2,125200
Malaysia1251:235,95413,459
South Africa1051:515,97841,519
Lesotho981:20,7404,299
Thailand911:776,246126,162
Tanzania901:588,24037,030
Brazil741:2,892,89685,224
United States671:5,409,835270,257
Solomon Islands651:8,9241,489
French Polynesia551:5,1061,145
Nigeria431:4,119,599115,187
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Cameroon371:561,32643,620
Uganda311:1,259,33249,678
Moldova291:122,80613,852
Afghanistan271:1,190,85910,584
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Greece201:553,99069,165
Iran141:5,484,466128,255
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Ukraine91:5,058,077228,455
Romania81:2,509,73455,065
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
American Samoa81:6,9701,431
China51:273,464,31313,838
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Cook Islands41:4,5451,050
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
England11:55,718,059489,080
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales31:522,80514,314

The alternate forms: Toï (280), Toî (70) & Tói (1) are calculated separately.

Toi (47,658) may also be a first name.

Toi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Chai is a Chinese surname that derives from the name of the ancient Cai state. It is regionally more common in China's Fujian Province and in areas settled by ethnic Chinese from that province than in China as a whole. The surname is the 34th most common surname in China, but the 9th most common in Taiwan, where it is usually romanized as Tsai based on Wade-Giles romanization of Standard Mandarin and the 8th most common in Singapore, where it is usually romanized as Chua, which is based on Hokkien pronunciation. It is also a common Cantonese name in Hong Kong where it is romanized as Choy, Choi or Tsoi, in Macao and Malaysia, it's spelled as Choi, in Malaysia and the Philippines as Chua, in Thailand as Chuo (ฉั่ว). Moreover, it is also romanized in Cambodia as either Chhay, Chhuor or Chhor among Chinese Cambodians.

- thagman51

Toi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Toi (Georgian: თოი, Hindi: टोई, Marathi: टोई) occurs in Vietnam more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Toï, Toî or Tói. For other possible spellings of Toi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Toi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 21,654th most frequently used surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 289,925 people. The surname Toi is primarily found in Asia, where 89 percent of Toi are found; 55 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 51 percent are found in Viet-Asia. Toi is also the 19,246th most commonly occurring forename worldwide It is held by 47,658 people.

Toi is most widely held in Vietnam, where it is carried by 12,785 people, or 1 in 7,246. In Vietnam Toi is mostly found in: Red River Delta, where 23 percent reside, Southeast, where 21 percent reside and Mekong River Delta, where 16 percent reside. Not including Vietnam it occurs in 67 countries. It is also common in Japan, where 32 percent reside and Togo, where 2 percent reside.

Toi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Toi surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80% registered with the party.

The amount Toi earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 137.88% more than the national average, earning R 565,284 per year; in United States they earn 0.7% less than the national average, earning $42,845 USD per year and in Canada they earn 135.19% more than the national average, earning $116,851 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Toï89280/
Toî8970/
Tói891/
Toyi8610,550/
Htoi869,185/
Toji866,496/
Thoi866,156/
Toia864,612/
Toit861,344/
Toip86440/
Tois86342/
Toii86338/
Toio86229/
Toić86205/
Toie86140/
Toid8683/
Toih8663/
Ștoi8630/
Toiy863/
Tgoi861/
Toiz861/
Ti80650,580/
To80488,234/
Tohio75355/
Touij75349/
Toich75348/
Towie75330/
Touia75258/
Touji75234/
Toggi75221/
Toiyo75172/
Toyip75119/
Toiat7579/
Toiah7578/
Tohyi7546/
Tohia7536/
Tojio7535/
Tojie7523/
Toihi7521/
Togie7520/
Towio7516/
Toyis7516/
Toaia7514/
Toiha7514/
Toibp7513/
Thoih7512/
Thoyi7511/
Thoia7511/
Toi'o7511/
Tyoji7510/
Toyit759/
Toias759/
Tohji759/
Toiap759/
Tohii758/
Toihe758/
Tyoii757/
Tojih757/
Toyie756/
Touie755/
Thoio755/
Toiiy754/
Tojip753/
Ttoji753/
Toiot753/
Tohij752/
Tohiy752/
Toist752/
Toyyi752/
Tooyi752/
Tooij752/
Dtoit752/
Tooji752/
Tohgi751/
Toies751/
Tojiy751/
Toeia751/
Touiy751/
Tooie751/
Thoie751/
Thoii751/
Toipp751/
Tooii751/
Toith751/
Toyhi751/
Toeyi751/
Toiau751/
Toitz751/
Thoij751/
Toiss751/
Toyii751/
Tyoyi751/
Toeji751/
Toioo751/
Toish750/
Tooiy750/
Tai67276,834/
Thi67196,310/
Toe67124,826/
Top6797,084/
Tuo6779,820/
Toh6754,952/
Tot6750,572/
Tie6742,702/
Tti6739,407/
Too6738,537/
Toy6731,865/
Tho6728,222/
Tei6721,578/
Tou6720,463/
Tio6715,948/
Toj6713,071/
Tyo679,984/
Toa679,141/
Tui678,159/
Tis675,971/
Tiy674,918/
Tip674,342/
Tod673,767/
Toz673,402/
Tiz673,007/
Tos672,877/
Tit671,979/
Tiğ671,859/
Tii671,587/
Tih671,347/
Toğ67371/
Toš67319/
Toç67203/
Thoits67201/
Tid67148/
Tiojio67109/
Dti67105/
Tij6769/
Tyohia6763/
Tohiad6746/
Tto6738/
Tyi6735/
Tyohii6735/
Tão6732/
Thoiss6732/
Tgi6727/
Tyohie6721/
Hto6718/
Hti6718/
Tiï6718/
Toitch6715/
Toggia6715/
Toť6714/
Toihah6711/
Dto6711/
Tgo679/
Toś679/
Tiß678/
Tojieh677/
Thoiah676/
Tohaia676/
Towieh676/
Thouia675/
Toyich674/
Touhie673/
Toihad672/
Tài672/
Toogie672/
Toihat671/
Toiova671/
Toyaia671/
Toujip671/
Thuoia671/
T'O671/
Touggi671/
Tyohio671/
Thouji671/
Téi671/
Tïo671/
Toá671/
Toş671/
Tooaia671/
Tohgie671/
Thoich671/
Thoish671/
Thoith671/
Thoyio671/
Touiat671/
Tìo671/
Thooia671/
Toojit671/
Thioji671/

Toi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Toi in the Georgian language
თოიtoi-
Toi in the Marathi language
टोईto'i94.12
तोईto'i5.88
Toi in the Hindi language
टोईto'i77.27
तोईto'i13.64
तोर्इtor'i4.55
टोइto'i4.55

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