How rare is the last name Thai?

12,899 people in the United States have the last name Thai, about 1 in 23,172. It ranks #2,726 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

THAI

#2,726

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
12,899
About
1 in 23,172
This common or more
51.4%
Who bears it

Of the 12,899 people with the last name Thai, 95.1% reported their origin as Asian or Pacific Islander, 2.1% as two or more races and 1.8% as White. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Thai

#2,723 Medley · 12,911#2,725 Bonds · 12,906#2,727 Chun · 12,893#2,728 Jarrell · 12,892

Spelled almost the same

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

#1,289 Thao · 26,668#21,342 Thi · 1,249#22,360 Thaw · 1,180#29,518 Tha · 852#47,612 Thau · 480#68,029 Thay · 312#76,963 Thoi · 269

Also a first name

As a first name, Thai ranks #3,631 of 53,615, with 5,623 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2004, with 52 births. See Thai as a first name

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