Oey
Oey is a Chinese Indonesian surname of Hokkien origin and Dutch-based, West Java romanization. Literally "yellow", or "golden yellow", its Central Java romanization is Oei, while its pinyin version is Huang.
Many Indonesians bearing this surname in Indonesia changed it to Indonesian-sounding surnames because of Cabinet Presidium Decision 127 of 1966—an anti-Chinese law that mandated that ethnic Chinese living in Indonesia adopt Indonesian names.
Among Chinese-Malaysians and Singaporeans, the surname is often spelled Ooi or Wee.
Notable people with the surname
Oey
- Alexander Oey, Dutch film director
- Indrawati Oey, New Zealand food scientist
- Morgan Oey, Indonesian actor
- Oey Bian Kong, Indonesian bureaucrat
- Oey Djie San, Indonesian bureaucrat and landlord
- Oey Giok Koen, Indonesian bureaucrat and landlord
- Oey Khe Tay, Indonesian bureaucrat and landlord
- Oey Liauw Kong, Indonesian official and landlord
- Oey Tamba Sia, Indonesian playboy
- Oey Thai Lo, Indonesian tycoon
- Sally Oey, American astronomer
- Taktin Oey, American composer
Oei
- David Oei, Hong Kong-born American pianist
- Oei Ek Tjhong, Indonesian businessman
- Oei Hok Tiang, Indonesian boxer
- Oei Hong Leong, Singaporean businessman
- Oei Hui-lan, Indonesian socialite and First Lady of the Republic of China
- Oei Hwie Siong, Indonesian businessman
- Oei Hwie Tjhong, Indonesian billionaire
- Oei Liana, American former swimmer
- Oei Tiong Ham, Indonesian tycoon
- Oei Tjie Sien, Chinese-born Indonesian tycoon
- Pam Oei, Singaporean actress