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 is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woei? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 528,243rd most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,888,329 people. The last name Woei is predominantly found 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 commonly held first name worldwide, held by 3,345 people.

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

Woei Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Woei surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for 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
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  • 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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