Woon Surname
Approximately 13,459 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 9,142 | 1:3,226 | 485 |
| Singapore | 1,370 | 1:4,020 | 297 |
| United States | 836 | 1:433,563 | 37,358 |
| Australia | 373 | 1:72,375 | 8,525 |
| Thailand | 316 | 1:223,539 | 37,632 |
| England | 308 | 1:180,903 | 16,305 |
| Canada | 214 | 1:172,176 | 17,252 |
| New Zealand | 164 | 1:27,612 | 4,833 |
| Brunei | 160 | 1:2,617 | 456 |
| Hong Kong | 112 | 1:65,495 | 1,203 |
| Jamaica | 80 | 1:35,874 | 2,456 |
| China | 50 | 1:27,346,431 | 1,485 |
| United Arab Emirates | 39 | 1:234,930 | 15,673 |
| South Korea | 32 | 1:1,601,258 | 400 |
| Suriname | 32 | 1:17,269 | 4,028 |
| Indonesia | 30 | 1:4,408,306 | 217,989 |
| South Africa | 20 | 1:2,708,885 | 106,094 |
| Philippines | 18 | 1:5,624,346 | 177,167 |
| Guyana | 18 | 1:42,346 | 4,061 |
| Taiwan | 16 | 1:1,465,297 | 9,806 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Wales | 14 | 1:221,038 | 13,576 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Myanmar | 9 | 1:5,770,887 | 975 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 1:340,994 | 12,383 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Palau | 1 | 1:21,643 | 223 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 123 | 1:198,174 | 15,835 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 31 | 1:1,619,958 | 85,073 |
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.
A location name in Cornwall.
Woon Demographics
Average Male Woon Height
172.04 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Woon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Woon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Woon occurs most in Malaysia. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Woon.
How Common Is The Last Name Woon? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 39,040th most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 541,463 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 84 percent of Woon live; 82 percent live in Southeast Asia and 69 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Woon is also the 51,944th most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 12,760 people.
The last name is most numerous in Malaysia, where it is borne by 9,142 people, or 1 in 3,226. In Malaysia it is most common in: Selangor, where 31 percent reside, Johor, where 25 percent reside and Perak, where 8 percent reside. Beside Malaysia it is found in 60 countries. It is also found in Singapore, where 10 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.
Woon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Woon has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 2,697 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 250 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 467 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Woon Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Woon surname are 24.49% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 77.72% being registered with the political 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whoon | 89 | 9 | / |
| Hwoon | 89 | 2 | / |
| Woone | 89 | 2 | / |
| Wootn | 89 | 1 | / |
| Woohn | 89 | 0 | / |
| Won | 86 | 155,635 | / |
| Wootin | 80 | 9 | / |
| Wootne | 80 | 6 | / |
| Woongg | 80 | 5 | / |
| Hwoong | 80 | 1 | / |
| Woongh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Woocen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Woottn | 80 | 0 | / |
| Boon | 75 | 39,897 | / |
| Voon | 75 | 11,072 | / |
| Wone | 75 | 6,657 | / |
| Woen | 75 | 677 | / |
| Wohn | 75 | 653 | / |
| Woin | 75 | 342 | / |
| Wonn | 75 | 334 | / |
| Wuon | 75 | 204 | / |
| Whon | 75 | 98 | / |
| Woun | 75 | 54 | / |
| Wonh | 75 | 50 | / |
| Hwon | 75 | 7 | / |
| Woom | 75 | 6 | / |
| Womn | 75 | 5 | / |
| Wonq | 75 | 3 | / |
| Wojn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wonc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wotn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wosn | 75 | 0 | / |
| Whooten | 73 | 58 | / |
| Woodten | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woottin | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wooting | 73 | 0 | / |
| Voong | 67 | 2,843 | / |
| Ouhon | 67 | 542 | / |
| Wonne | 67 | 157 | / |
| Whone | 67 | 87 | / |
| Wohne | 67 | 56 | / |
| Woune | 67 | 43 | / |
| Wosne | 67 | 38 | / |
| Wongk | 67 | 36 | / |
| Boonn | 67 | 20 | / |
| Woine | 67 | 13 | / |
| Woumn | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wongg | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wondh | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wooching | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wondd | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wongc | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hwoom | 67 | 5 | / |
| Voone | 67 | 5 | / |
| Boonh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wojhn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wuhon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wongq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vwong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voojn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wojnd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woinh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uhoon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woyne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hboon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boohn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wondt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Woenn | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wootteen | 67 | 0 | / |
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