Woon Surname

39,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,459 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Brunei

Woon Surname Definition:

From wôn, woon, goon, a down or common. Woon is the name of places in Luxulion and Roche.

Woon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia9,1421:3,226485
Singapore1,3701:4,020297
United States8361:433,56337,358
Australia3731:72,3758,525
Thailand3161:223,53937,632
England3081:180,90316,305
Canada2141:172,17617,252
New Zealand1641:27,6124,833
Brunei1601:2,617456
Hong Kong1121:65,4951,203
Jamaica801:35,8742,456
China501:27,346,4311,485
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
South Korea321:1,601,258400
Suriname321:17,2694,028
Indonesia301:4,408,306217,989
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Philippines181:5,624,346177,167
Guyana181:42,3464,061
Taiwan161:1,465,2979,806
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Wales141:221,03813,576
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Myanmar91:5,770,887975
India81:95,883,173728,828
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
France31:22,140,907385,998
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Macau11:601,6301,582
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Palau11:21,643223
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1231:198,17415,835
Wales31:522,80514,314
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Woon (12,760) may also be a first name.

Woon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From wôn, woon, goon, a down or common. Woon is the name of places in Luxulion and Roche.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

A location name in Cornwall.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Woon Last Name Facts

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

Woon is found most frequently in Malaysia. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Woon? popularity and diffusion

Woon is the 39,040th most frequently held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 541,463 people. The surname Woon occurs predominantly in Asia, where 84 percent of Woon live; 82 percent live in Southeast Asia and 69 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 51,944th most commonly held first name on earth, held by 12,760 people.

The surname is most common in Malaysia, where it is carried by 9,142 people, or 1 in 3,226. In Malaysia Woon is most frequent in: Selangor, where 31 percent reside, Johor, where 25 percent reside and Perak, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Malaysia Woon exists in 60 countries. It also occurs in Singapore, where 10 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Woon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Woon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Woon surname rose 2,697 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 250 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 467 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Woon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Woon are 24.49% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 77.72% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Woon earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 85.87% more than the national average, earning R 441,696 per year; in United States they earn 16.28% more than the national average, earning $50,173 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.75% more than the national average, earning $58,007 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whoon899/
Hwoon892/
Woone892/
Wootn891/
Woohn890/
Won86155,635/
Wootin809/
Wootne806/
Woongg805/
Hwoong801/
Woongh801/
Woocen801/
Woottn800/
Boon7539,897/
Voon7511,072/
Wone756,657/
Woen75677/
Wohn75653/
Woin75342/
Wonn75334/
Wuon75204/
Whon7598/
Woun7554/
Wonh7550/
Hwon757/
Woom756/
Womn755/
Wonq753/
Wojn751/
Wonc751/
Wotn751/
Wosn750/
Whooten7358/
Woodten731/
Woottin731/
Wooting730/
Voong672,843/
Ouhon67542/
Wonne67157/
Whone6787/
Wohne6756/
Woune6743/
Wosne6738/
Wongk6736/
Boonn6720/
Woine6713/
Woumn6710/
Wongg679/
Wondh678/
Wooching678/
Wondd677/
Wongc677/
Hwoom675/
Voone675/
Boonh673/
Wojhn672/
Wuhon671/
Wongq671/
Vwong671/
Voojn671/
Wojnd671/
Woinh671/
Uhoon671/
Woyne671/
Hboon671/
Boohn671/
Wondt670/
Woenn670/
Wootteen670/

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