Uoi Surname

458,119th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 738 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Uoi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uoi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan6421:199,1348,973
Thailand591:1,197,260174,557
India231:33,350,669396,143
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Uoi (788) may also be a first name.

Uoi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Uoi is held by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Uoi? popularity and diffusion

Uoi is the 458,119th most widespread family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 9,874,723 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Uoi reside; 87 percent reside in East Asia and 87 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Uoi is also the 291,981st most prevalent forename throughout the world, borne by 788 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Japan, where it is carried by 642 people, or 1 in 199,134. In Japan it is most prevalent in: Hyōgo Prefecture, where 51 percent reside, Osaka Prefecture, where 33 percent reside and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 6 percent reside. Beside Japan it occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 8 percent reside and India, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buoi862,786/
Ouoi8627/
Wuoi8622/
Huoi8620/
Auoi866/
Uooi864/
Uoio863/
Uaoi863/
Uoit861/
Uois861/
Uoai861/
Uoei861/
Uoie861/
Uoih861/
Uoip861/
Uhohi7523/
Houoi752/
Vuohi751/
Huaoi751/
Uouiz751/
Bouoi751/
Ooi6766,581/
Aoi679,220/
Ohi675,356/
Oui671,175/
Uai67439/
Oai67427/
Aui67225/
Ouhohi6734/
O'I6721/
Vuohio6714/
Uoe678/
Huohei674/
Vuohid671/
Ouhoui671/
Wuohui671/
Huohai671/

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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 Uoi
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