Woy Surname
Approximately 1,627 people bear this surname
Woy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 729 | 1:181,412 | 17,466 |
| United States | 440 | 1:823,770 | 63,181 |
| Nigeria | 156 | 1:1,135,530 | 46,612 |
| DR Congo | 116 | 1:636,893 | 47,292 |
| Germany | 97 | 1:829,953 | 60,372 |
| Papua New Guinea | 21 | 1:388,272 | 50,829 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 135 | 1:371,990 | 28,019 |
Woy (101) may also be a first name.
Woy Demographics
Average Woy Salary in
United States
$33,286 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Woy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Woy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Woy is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Woy? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 244,761st most widespread last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 4,479,131 people. The last name occurs predominantly 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 held first name at a global level. It is borne by 101 people.
This last name is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is carried by 729 people, or 1 in 181,412. In Indonesia Woy is mostly found in: North Sulawesi, where 40 percent reside, East Nusa Tenggara, where 32 percent reside and West Papua, where 19 percent reside. Excluding Indonesia it is found in 26 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Nigeria, where 10 percent reside.
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 grew 326 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 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 with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.81% being 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woyo | 86 | 1,490 | / |
| Woya | 86 | 868 | / |
| Woye | 86 | 472 | / |
| Woyi | 86 | 168 | / |
| Woys | 86 | 45 | / |
| Wooy | 86 | 42 | / |
| Wojy | 86 | 13 | / |
| Whoy | 86 | 11 | / |
| Woiy | 86 | 9 | / |
| Wohy | 86 | 4 | / |
| Hwoy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wuoy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wo | 80 | 7,678 | / |
| Wy | 80 | 604 | / |
| Woyah | 75 | 862 | / |
| Woyee | 75 | 223 | / |
| Woyie | 75 | 80 | / |
| Woyeh | 75 | 56 | / |
| Woyth | 75 | 52 | / |
| Woyaa | 75 | 43 | / |
| Woyat | 75 | 39 | / |
| Wooya | 75 | 32 | / |
| Woytt | 75 | 23 | / |
| Woyap | 75 | 19 | / |
| Woyoh | 75 | 13 | / |
| Woeye | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wohyo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wohya | 75 | 2 | / |
| Woyet | 75 | 2 | / |
| Woyep | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wooye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Woyad | 75 | 1 | / |
| Woeyy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Whoey | 75 | 0 | / |
| Boy | 67 | 90,441 | / |
| Woo | 67 | 55,593 | / |
| Way | 67 | 46,255 | / |
| Wey | 67 | 6,103 | / |
| Wuo | 67 | 3,077 | / |
| Woi | 67 | 1,299 | / |
| Voy | 67 | 982 | / |
| Woh | 67 | 907 | / |
| Wou | 67 | 599 | / |
| Woa | 67 | 291 | / |
| Why | 67 | 219 | / |
| Wiy | 67 | 170 | / |
| Woyach | 67 | 130 | / |
| Wuy | 67 | 114 | / |
| Who | 67 | 95 | / |
| Wojaya | 67 | 86 | / |
| Hwo | 67 | 59 | / |
| Uoy | 67 | 41 | / |
| Woeyah | 67 | 34 | / |
| Woj | 67 | 30 | / |
| Woysch | 67 | 27 | / |
| Woyasz | 67 | 22 | / |
| Wyy | 67 | 14 | / |
| Wyß | 67 | 11 | / |
| Woš | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hwy | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wyi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wohyee | 67 | 6 | / |
| Woyeeh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vwo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wohyeh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Woï | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wouyah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vwy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wwo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wyh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Woeyeh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wohyoh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Woyath | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wwy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Whoyah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wáy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woyech | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woueyo | 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
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- 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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