Woo Surname

10,132nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55,593 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Hong Kong

Woo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States19,3351:18,7462,359
Malaysia11,7331:2,514378
Canada4,4841:8,2171,213
Hong Kong3,3311:2,202159
China2,4341:561,759263
Singapore2,3541:2,340225
Thailand1,8721:37,7344,042
South Korea1,7041:30,071132
Saudi Arabia1,4311:21,5622,950
Australia1,2421:21,7363,008
Philippines7051:143,60024,158
Mexico5831:212,9095,608
England5771:96,56510,260
United Arab Emirates4881:18,7752,209
Brazil4021:532,52319,975
Japan2231:573,29315,516
Nicaragua1961:30,7201,149
New Zealand1951:23,2224,072
Mauritius1631:7,9351,677
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Netherlands1451:116,46318,437
Dominican Republic1311:79,6413,650
Vietnam1141:812,6851,739
Russia1061:1,359,65195,867
Germany1001:805,05559,076
Indonesia931:1,422,03496,891
France901:738,03091,686
India801:9,588,317188,446
Qatar781:30,2313,215
Colombia671:713,0468,060
Trinidad and Tobago631:21,6502,464
Taiwan551:426,2683,270
Brunei531:7,9011,015
Uganda501:780,78637,485
Venezuela501:604,08210,803
Guam411:3,905492
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Spain361:1,298,66842,856
Sweden361:273,52118,976
Peru351:908,11818,273
Switzerland341:241,55620,206
Cameroon321:649,03348,340
Panama321:122,2584,322
Scotland311:172,7049,690
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Liberia261:169,55911,793
Denmark231:245,42219,084
Chile191:927,18319,125
Italy191:3,218,773100,309
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
Northern Ireland171:108,5326,545
Jamaica171:168,8205,436
Kazakhstan161:1,105,15663,055
Costa Rica151:318,6713,310
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Ecuador131:1,223,52716,126
American Samoa111:5,0691,123
Benin101:1,033,56048,353
Cuba101:1,152,2726,837
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Northern Mariana Islands81:6,822652
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Macau51:120,326534
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
North Korea41:6,279,26291
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Honduras31:2,938,8147,190
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States731:687,92744,660

Woo (6,608) may also be a first name.

Woo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Woo is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Woo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Woo is the 10,132nd most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 131,087 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 48 percent of Woo are found; 43 percent are found in North America and 41 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 80,540th most frequently used first name globally It is held by 6,608 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 19,335 people, or 1 in 18,746. In The United States Woo is mostly found in: California, where 47 percent are found, New York, where 9 percent are found and Washington, where 4 percent are found. Outside of The United States Woo exists in 123 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 21 percent are found and Canada, where 8 percent are found.

Woo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Woo has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 26,486 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 19,233 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Woo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Woo surname is primarily Orthodox (71%) in Russia.

In The United States Woo are 13.18% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.41% being registered with the political party.

The amount Woo earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 12.1% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,730 per year; in South Africa they earn 21.05% less than the national average, earning R 187,620 per year; in Colombia they earn 22.18% less than the national average, earning $17,666,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 21.62% more than the national average, earning $52,478 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.93% more than the national average, earning $58,096 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wooy8642/
Wooe8634/
Whoo8613/
Hwoo862/
Wooa861/
Wo807,678/
Woodd75306/
Woost75201/
Wouho7512/
Woodh752/
Woosd751/
Woott750/
Boo6714,695/
Voo675,347/
Wuo673,077/
Woy671,627/
Woi671,299/
Woh67907/
Woe67868/
Wou67599/
Woa67291/
Who6795/
Hwo6759/
Woj6730/
Wouhou6722/
Whoosh6715/
Woš679/
D'Wood678/
Woodss677/
Vwo675/
Wwo673/
Woï673/
Whooie673/
Whoods672/
Wood's671/
Wwoodz671/
Wozowa671/
Wootch671/
Woosch671/
Woodsz671/
Woodds670/
Wwoods670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Woo
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