How rare is the last name Lei?

10,011 people in the United States have the last name Lei, about 1 in 29,857. It ranks #3,478 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

LEI

#3,478

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
10,011
About
1 in 29,857
This common or more
54.3%
Who bears it

Of the 10,011 people with the last name Lei, 94.6% reported their origin as Asian or Pacific Islander, 3% as White and 1.1% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Lei

#3,476 Sell · 10,014#3,477 Last · 10,013#3,479 Wayne · 10,010#3,480 Christenson · 10,007

Spelled almost the same

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

#19 Lee · 695,657#200 Le · 138,532#4,125 Lea · 8,351#4,233 Leo · 8,092#4,705 Lew · 7,305#6,747 Ley · 4,804#12,475 Leu · 2,373#39,536 Leh · 600

Also a first name

As a first name, Lei ranks #3,302 of 53,615, with 6,455 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1960, with 25 births. See Lei as a first name

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