Woei Surname

528,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 613 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Suriname

Woei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1971:671,31652,436
Malaysia1691:174,52210,586
Suriname961:5,7561,347
Brunei381:11,0191,313
Thailand361:1,962,176235,280
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Curaçao11:157,2471,313

Woei (3,345) may also be a first name.

Woei Last Name Facts

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

The surname Woei occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Woei click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woei? popularity and diffusion

The last name Woei is the 528,243rd most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 11,888,329 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Woei live; 72 percent live in Southeast Asia and 66 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Woei is also the 123,392nd most frequently occurring forename worldwide. It is borne by 3,345 people.

The surname Woei is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 197 people, or 1 in 671,316. In Indonesia Woei is mostly found in: Jakarta, where 88 percent live, North Sumatra, where 7 percent live and Gorontalo, where 4 percent live. Barring Indonesia this surname is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 28 percent live and Suriname, where 16 percent live.

Woei Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Woei surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

Woei earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.31% more than the national average, earning $50,188 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woehi893/
Woeis891/
Woeij891/
Whoei891/
Woehit804/
Woheei801/
Woeiss801/
Wohi752,062/
Wooi75613/
Wehi75490/
Wohe75157/
Woui7562/
Wooe7534/
Waoi7528/
Woai7526/
Weei7516/
Waei7511/
Wuei753/
Woey752/
Weui751/
Wahei67323/
Woehe6738/
Wohui6727/
Wahoi6713/
Waeip674/
Waeyi674/
Wouhe674/
Wouhi674/
Waeii673/
Wouai673/
Wouis671/
Hwooi671/
Wooey671/
Wohea671/
Wohey671/
Waeai671/
Waeoi671/
Woheu671/
Wohie671/
Hweei671/
Whooi671/
Woehj671/
Woeyy671/
Hwoai671/
Whoey670/

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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 Woei
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