How common is the last name Li?

165,790 people in the United States have the last name Li, about 1 in 1,803. It ranks #154 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

LI

#154

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
165,790
About
1 in 1,803
This common or more
20.2%
Who bears it

Of the 165,790 people with the last name Li, 96% reported their origin as Asian or Pacific Islander and 2.1% as White. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Li

#152 Wells · 169,750#153 Henry · 166,610#155 Mendez · 165,623#156 Singh · 163,612

Spelled almost the same

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

#232 Liu · 127,257#23,439 Lie · 1,118#37,209 Lia · 644#44,906 Lio · 514#115,151 Lii · 161

Also a first name

As a first name, Li ranks #1,926 of 53,615, with 14,656 people. See Li as a first name

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