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
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
| 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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