How common is the last name Lai?

21,611 people in the United States have the last name Lai, about 1 in 13,831. It ranks #1,614 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census, tied with 1 other.

last name

LAI

#1,614

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
21,611
About
1 in 13,831
This common or more
45.3%
Who bears it

Of the 21,611 people with the last name Lai, 91.6% reported their origin as Asian or Pacific Islander, 3.4% as White and 3.2% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Exactly as common as Lai

1 other last name also has 21,611 people.

#1,614 Colvin · 21,611

Either side of Lai

#1,613 Whaley · 21,613#1,614 Colvin · 21,611#1,616 Winn · 21,605#1,617 Otero · 21,599

Spelled almost the same

8 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Lai, most common first.

#1,072 Law · 32,116#1,136 Lau · 30,237#1,896 Lay · 18,585#4,298 La · 7,987#5,096 Lao · 6,668#30,557 Lah · 818#95,461 Lae · 205#96,193 Laa · 203

Also a first name

As a first name, Lai ranks #3,914 of 53,615, with 4,996 people. See Lai as a first name

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