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

Woei occurs most in Indonesia. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Woei.

How Common Is The Last Name Woei? popularity and diffusion

Woei is the 528,243rd most frequent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 11,888,329 people. The surname Woei occurs predominantly in Asia, where 75 percent of Woei are found; 72 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 66 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Woei is also the 123,392nd most common forename on earth, held by 3,345 people.

This last name is most common in Indonesia, where it is carried by 197 people, or 1 in 671,316. In Indonesia Woei is most numerous in: Jakarta, where 88 percent reside, North Sumatra, where 7 percent reside and Gorontalo, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Indonesia Woei exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 28 percent reside and Suriname, where 16 percent reside.

Woei Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Woei are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political 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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