Woy Surname

244,761st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,627 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Woy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia7291:181,41217,466
United States4401:823,77063,181
Nigeria1561:1,135,53046,612
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
Germany971:829,95360,372
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
England151:3,714,537119,675
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
France31:22,140,907385,998
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1351:371,99028,019

Woy (101) may also be a first name.

Woy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Woy is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woy? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 244,761st most widely held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 4,479,131 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 36 percent of Woy live; 36 percent live in Southeast Asia and 35 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Woy is also the 940,641st most frequently used given name world-wide It is held by 101 people.

The last name Woy is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is held by 729 people, or 1 in 181,412. In Indonesia it is mostly concentrated in: North Sulawesi, where 40 percent live, East Nusa Tenggara, where 32 percent live and West Papua, where 19 percent live. Aside from Indonesia Woy occurs in 26 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent live and Nigeria, where 10 percent live.

Woy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Woy has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 326 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 750 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Woy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Woy last name are 16.04% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.81% registered with the party.

Woy earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.86% less than the national average, earning $33,286 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woyo861,490/
Woya86868/
Woye86472/
Woyi86168/
Woys8645/
Wooy8642/
Wojy8613/
Whoy8611/
Woiy869/
Wohy864/
Hwoy861/
Wuoy861/
Wo807,678/
Wy80604/
Woyah75862/
Woyee75223/
Woyie7580/
Woyeh7556/
Woyth7552/
Woyaa7543/
Woyat7539/
Wooya7532/
Woytt7523/
Woyap7519/
Woyoh7513/
Woeye752/
Wohyo752/
Wohya752/
Woyet752/
Woyep752/
Wooye751/
Woyad751/
Woeyy751/
Whoey750/
Boy6790,441/
Woo6755,593/
Way6746,255/
Wey676,103/
Wuo673,077/
Woi671,299/
Voy67982/
Woh67907/
Wou67599/
Woa67291/
Why67219/
Wiy67170/
Woyach67130/
Wuy67114/
Who6795/
Wojaya6786/
Hwo6759/
Uoy6741/
Woeyah6734/
Woj6730/
Woysch6727/
Woyasz6722/
Wyy6714/
Wyß6711/
Woš679/
Hwy678/
Wyi677/
Wohyee676/
Woyeeh676/
Vwo675/
Wohyeh675/
Woï673/
Wouyah673/
Vwy673/
Wwo673/
Wyh673/
Woeyeh672/
Wohyoh672/
Woyath672/
Wwy672/
Whoyah671/
Wáy671/
Woyech671/
Woueyo671/

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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
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  • 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 Woy
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