Wooi Surname
Approximately 613 people bear this surname
Wooi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 506 | 1:58,289 | 4,417 |
| Singapore | 43 | 1:128,086 | 5,748 |
| United States | 15 | 1:24,163,929 | 685,360 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
Wooi (5,370) may also be a first name.
Wooi Demographics
Average Wooi Salary in
United States
$44,458 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wooi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wooi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wooi is found most frequently in Malaysia. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wooi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 528,243rd most widespread family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 11,888,329 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Wooi are found; 91 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 83 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Wooi is also the 91,936th most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 5,370 people.
This surname is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is held by 506 people, or 1 in 58,289. In Malaysia it is most prevalent in: Penang, where 31 percent live, Selangor, where 25 percent live and Kedah, where 19 percent live. Not including Malaysia this surname is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Singapore, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.
Wooi Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Wooi earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 5.95% less than the national average, earning R 223,500 per year and in United States they earn 3.03% more than the national average, earning $44,458 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hwooi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Whooi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Whooie | 80 | 3 | / |
| Woijoi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Booi | 75 | 31,838 | / |
| Wohi | 75 | 2,062 | / |
| Woei | 75 | 613 | / |
| Vooi | 75 | 167 | / |
| Woui | 75 | 62 | / |
| Wooe | 75 | 34 | / |
| Waoi | 75 | 28 | / |
| Woai | 75 | 26 | / |
| Wuoi | 75 | 22 | / |
| Uooi | 75 | 4 | / |
| Voois | 67 | 365 | / |
| Woyie | 67 | 80 | / |
| Wojie | 67 | 69 | / |
| Woiye | 67 | 39 | / |
| Wohui | 67 | 27 | / |
| Wooer | 67 | 17 | / |
| Wahoi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Wouhi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Boșoi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wouai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wohyo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wgaoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwoai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woeij | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wojji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boțoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bo'oi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wojui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woije | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whoei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wooey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wouis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wohoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woiji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wohie | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wooi
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