Vooi Surname

1,338,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Vooi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vooi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1421:381,53334,124
Malaysia211:1,404,48759,312
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
England11:55,718,059489,080
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Vooi (297) may also be a first name.

Vooi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vooi is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vooi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,338,236th most common surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 43,637,999 people. Vooi is mostly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Vooi live; 85 percent live in Southern Africa and 85 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 511,663rd most numerous first name internationally It is held by 297 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 142 people, or 1 in 381,533. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 65 percent are found, Gauteng, where 13 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 10 percent are found. Other than South Africa this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 13 percent are found and Thailand, where 1 percent are found.

Vooi Last Name Statistics demography

Vooi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 72.66% less than the national average, earning R 64,968 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Voois89365/
Voohis801/
Voohie800/
Booi7531,838/
Voai752,332/
Wooi75613/
Vohi75237/
Voui75194/
Vooe7534/
Fooi7532/
Uooi754/
Vooheis730/
Boois675,548/
Booij672,432/
Fooij6794/
Vooey6772/
Vouis6767/
Bhooi6763/
Vouhi6749/
Phooi6743/
Vooet6733/
Bohoi6731/
Booie6723/
Fooai6718/
Booiz6711/
Vooes675/
Vuooj674/
Boșoi674/
Vohoa672/
Hwooi671/
Vouie671/
Voais671/
Vaois671/
Vahoi671/
Hvooe671/
Whooi671/
Boțoi671/
Bouoi671/
Bo'oi671/
Foois671/
Vuohi671/
Vouai671/
Voiye671/
Vohis670/

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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 Vooi
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