Cai Surname
Approximately 8,207,082 people bear this surname
Cai Surname User-submission:
Chai is a Chinese surname that derives from the name of the ancient Cai state. It is regionally more common in China's Fujian Province and in areas settled by ethnic Chinese from that province than in China as a whole. The surname is the 34th most common surname in China, but the 9th most common in Taiwan, where it is usually romanized as Tsai based on Wade-Giles romanization of Standard Mandarin and the 8th most common in Singapore, where it is usually romanized as Chua, which is based on Hokkien pronunciation.
Read More About This SurnameCai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 7,480,825 | 1:183 | 42 |
| Taiwan | 636,286 | 1:37 | 10 |
| Thailand | 14,638 | 1:4,826 | 160 |
| Singapore | 13,417 | 1:411 | 68 |
| Nepal | 13,413 | 1:2,123 | 296 |
| Vietnam | 11,591 | 1:7,993 | 244 |
| United States | 9,619 | 1:37,682 | 4,658 |
| Cambodia | 7,051 | 1:2,196 | 467 |
| Hong Kong | 5,313 | 1:1,381 | 131 |
| Canada | 2,418 | 1:15,238 | 2,241 |
| Australia | 1,740 | 1:15,515 | 2,197 |
| Spain | 1,306 | 1:35,798 | 3,557 |
| Indonesia | 1,141 | 1:115,906 | 11,758 |
| France | 1,136 | 1:58,471 | 7,840 |
| Macau | 936 | 1:643 | 126 |
| Italy | 866 | 1:70,620 | 12,472 |
| England | 555 | 1:100,393 | 10,603 |
| Malaysia | 472 | 1:62,488 | 4,664 |
| Samoa | 365 | 1:531 | 147 |
| Saudi Arabia | 358 | 1:86,189 | 12,374 |
| New Zealand | 267 | 1:16,960 | 2,965 |
| Suriname | 262 | 1:2,109 | 279 |
| United Arab Emirates | 258 | 1:35,513 | 3,762 |
| Japan | 238 | 1:537,161 | 14,984 |
| Philippines | 225 | 1:449,948 | 55,152 |
| Brazil | 222 | 1:964,299 | 34,285 |
| Germany | 203 | 1:396,579 | 36,740 |
| Ecuador | 183 | 1:86,917 | 5,864 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| Sweden | 156 | 1:63,120 | 4,821 |
| Netherlands | 142 | 1:118,924 | 18,728 |
| Tonga | 140 | 1:767 | 219 |
| India | 100 | 1:7,670,654 | 164,164 |
| Dominican Republic | 77 | 1:135,493 | 5,426 |
| Jamaica | 76 | 1:37,762 | 2,524 |
| Chile | 63 | 1:279,627 | 8,218 |
| Denmark | 61 | 1:92,536 | 8,820 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| Ireland | 55 | 1:85,617 | 4,914 |
| Switzerland | 52 | 1:157,941 | 14,824 |
| Belgium | 46 | 1:249,927 | 30,800 |
| Russia | 41 | 1:3,515,196 | 179,721 |
| Uganda | 39 | 1:1,001,007 | 43,411 |
| South Africa | 36 | 1:1,504,936 | 77,557 |
| Norway | 35 | 1:146,922 | 18,432 |
| Greece | 34 | 1:325,876 | 46,418 |
| Mexico | 33 | 1:3,761,400 | 25,486 |
| Finland | 31 | 1:177,313 | 15,564 |
| Scotland | 29 | 1:184,614 | 10,113 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Costa Rica | 20 | 1:239,003 | 2,820 |
| South Korea | 20 | 1:2,562,013 | 525 |
| Wales | 20 | 1:154,727 | 10,755 |
| Panama | 18 | 1:217,348 | 6,003 |
| Argentina | 17 | 1:2,514,318 | 114,515 |
| Hungary | 16 | 1:613,517 | 35,830 |
| Northern Ireland | 10 | 1:184,504 | 9,341 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| Austria | 7 | 1:1,216,491 | 80,919 |
| Kazakhstan | 7 | 1:2,526,071 | 102,287 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 1:4,314,868 | 39,591 |
| American Samoa | 6 | 1:9,293 | 1,961 |
| Colombia | 5 | 1:9,554,814 | 25,159 |
| Peru | 5 | 1:6,356,825 | 38,776 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| North Macedonia | 3 | 1:700,491 | 23,754 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
The alternate forms: Caí (2) & Caï (1) are calculated separately.
Cai (16,750) may also be a first name.
Cai Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Chai is a Chinese surname that derives from the name of the ancient Cai state. It is regionally more common in China's Fujian Province and in areas settled by ethnic Chinese from that province than in China as a whole. The surname is the 34th most common surname in China, but the 9th most common in Taiwan, where it is usually romanized as Tsai based on Wade-Giles romanization of Standard Mandarin and the 8th most common in Singapore, where it is usually romanized as Chua, which is based on Hokkien pronunciation. It is also a common Cantonese name in Hong Kong where it is romanized as Choy, Choi or Tsoi, in Macao and Malaysia, it's spelled as Choi, in Malaysia and the Philippines as Chua, in Thailand as Chuo (ฉั่ว). Moreover, it is also romanized in Cambodia as either Chhay, Chhuor or Chhor among Chinese Cambodians.
- thagman51This is a surname that derives from the name of the ancient Cai state (蔡). The spread of the Chinese diaspora into all parts of the world resulted in the Romanization of the surnames based on different languages.
- kayesokuaThis surname comes from a Chinese character of several meanings, one of which is 'wild grass', another is a name of a state in ancient China.
- ytfrankCai Demographics
Average Male Cai Height
172.21 cm
Average Female Cai Height
161.24 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Cai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Cai (Hindi: चाइ) has its highest incidence in China. It may be found in the variant forms: Caí or Caï. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cai? popularity and diffusion
Cai is the 67th most frequent surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 888 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Cai are found; 99 percent are found in East Asia and 99 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 42,994th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 16,750 people.
The surname is most numerous in China, where it is borne by 7,480,825 people, or 1 in 183. Outside of China this surname occurs in 113 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 8 percent live and Thailand, where 0 percent live.
Cai Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Cai last name are 12.07% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 65.3% being registered with the political party.
The amount Cai earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 72.1% less than the national average, earning €8,378 per year; in Norway they earn 20.66% more than the national average, earning 417,584 kr per year; in Peru they earn 2.07% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,786 per year; in South Africa they earn 20.04% more than the national average, earning R 285,252 per year; in Vietnam they earn 12.89% less than the national average, earning 71,815,000 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 10.58% more than the national average, earning $47,715 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.8% more than the national average, earning $51,075 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caí | 89 | 2 | / |
| Caï | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chai | 86 | 1,025,020 | / |
| Caio | 86 | 4,823 | / |
| Caia | 86 | 4,356 | / |
| Cais | 86 | 2,424 | / |
| Caid | 86 | 1,011 | / |
| Caie | 86 | 679 | / |
| Caji | 86 | 508 | / |
| Cayi | 86 | 436 | / |
| Caiz | 86 | 184 | / |
| Cait | 86 | 181 | / |
| Caai | 86 | 136 | / |
| Caiu | 86 | 82 | / |
| Csai | 86 | 40 | / |
| Caii | 86 | 32 | / |
| Caip | 86 | 19 | / |
| Caiy | 86 | 6 | / |
| Caić | 86 | 4 | / |
| Caió | 86 | 1 | / |
| Caiê | 86 | 1 | / |
| Caiá | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gcai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ckai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Czai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ci | 80 | 157,992 | / |
| Ca | 80 | 87,668 | / |
| Chaiy | 75 | 4,785 | / |
| Chaji | 75 | 3,102 | / |
| Chaia | 75 | 1,727 | / |
| Chayi | 75 | 1,159 | / |
| Tchai | 75 | 332 | / |
| Caihe | 75 | 305 | / |
| Cauia | 75 | 287 | / |
| Chaai | 75 | 252 | / |
| Caius | 75 | 226 | / |
| Czaia | 75 | 226 | / |
| Chaij | 75 | 219 | / |
| Cayit | 75 | 212 | / |
| Chaio | 75 | 157 | / |
| Chaiu | 75 | 136 | / |
| Chhai | 75 | 107 | / |
| Chaie | 75 | 107 | / |
| Gcayi | 75 | 86 | / |
| Caiez | 75 | 71 | / |
| Cajio | 75 | 70 | / |
| Cawie | 75 | 69 | / |
| Caihu | 75 | 56 | / |
| Caiou | 75 | 54 | / |
| Chaih | 75 | 43 | / |
| Caish | 75 | 39 | / |
| Ciaio | 75 | 35 | / |
| Caiut | 75 | 32 | / |
| Caits | 75 | 27 | / |
| Caggi | 75 | 24 | / |
| Caios | 75 | 22 | / |
| Chaii | 75 | 21 | / |
| Caiah | 75 | 19 | / |
| Cagie | 75 | 18 | / |
| Caiha | 75 | 17 | / |
| Cayip | 75 | 14 | / |
| Csaji | 75 | 12 | / |
| Caied | 75 | 11 | / |
| Caiet | 75 | 10 | / |
| Cayid | 75 | 10 | / |
| Caies | 75 | 8 | / |
| Caiat | 75 | 7 | / |
| Cajie | 75 | 6 | / |
| Caias | 75 | 6 | / |
| Caaia | 75 | 4 | / |
| Caiss | 75 | 3 | / |
| Cahai | 75 | 3 | / |
| Caiid | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ciaia | 75 | 3 | / |
| Cahgi | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ciaji | 75 | 3 | / |
| Cahii | 75 | 2 | / |
| Caich | 75 | 2 | / |
| Caist | 75 | 2 | / |
| Caisp | 75 | 2 | / |
| Caiot | 75 | 2 | / |
| Caije | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kckai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Qucai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Caidh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Caiit | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cauyi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ciaei | 75 | 1 | / |
| Caiau | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cahio | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zchai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Caaii | 75 | 1 | / |
| Caaij | 75 | 1 | / |
| Caaip | 75 | 1 | / |
| Caidz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Caihé | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cahia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Caipf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Caiyo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Caiús | 75 | 1 | / |
| Caița | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ckait | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cayie | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cayis | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cauio | 75 | 1 | / |
| Caiyz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dchai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gcaji | 75 | 1 | / |
| Caioh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cqaip | 75 | 1 | / |
| Caitt | 75 | 0 | / |
| Caiys | 75 | 0 | / |
| Czaie | 75 | 0 | / |
| Cui | 67 | 5,434,667 | / |
| Chi | 67 | 1,098,244 | / |
| Cha | 67 | 936,167 | / |
| Kai | 67 | 144,948 | / |
| Zai | 67 | 55,860 | / |
| Cau | 67 | 41,526 | / |
| Cea | 67 | 27,556 | / |
| Cat | 67 | 22,568 | / |
| Cay | 67 | 20,114 | / |
| Cap | 67 | 19,440 | / |
| Coa | 67 | 13,593 | / |
| Chaiyo | 67 | 9,472 | / |
| Cas | 67 | 6,606 | / |
| Cia | 67 | 6,430 | / |
| Coi | 67 | 4,192 | / |
| Caz | 67 | 3,933 | / |
| Cei | 67 | 3,256 | / |
| Cae | 67 | 2,561 | / |
| Caj | 67 | 2,213 | / |
| Caa | 67 | 2,072 | / |
| Cad | 67 | 1,673 | / |
| Cah | 67 | 1,119 | / |
| Caggia | 67 | 1,086 | / |
| Cih | 67 | 709 | / |
| Chajii | 67 | 375 | / |
| Chaiha | 67 | 342 | / |
| Qai | 67 | 319 | / |
| Cie | 67 | 296 | / |
| Cij | 67 | 200 | / |
| Tchayi | 67 | 179 | / |
| Chaiho | 67 | 177 | / |
| Cci | 67 | 173 | / |
| Chaaij | 67 | 170 | / |
| Chayyi | 67 | 144 | / |
| Caggiu | 67 | 96 | / |
| Sci | 67 | 92 | / |
| Caggio | 67 | 77 | / |
| Cahais | 67 | 76 | / |
| Caihou | 67 | 58 | / |
| Tca | 67 | 37 | / |
| Cca | 67 | 30 | / |
| Csa | 67 | 28 | / |
| Chayii | 67 | 21 | / |
| Cga | 67 | 20 | / |
| Tci | 67 | 17 | / |
| Czi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kca | 67 | 13 | / |
| Cza | 67 | 12 | / |
| Chhaji | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hca | 67 | 10 | / |
| Chhayi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Tschai | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gca | 67 | 8 | / |
| Cêa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Cgi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Dci | 67 | 7 | / |
| Dca | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chaihe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tchaia | 67 | 5 | / |
| Céa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Caiaia | 67 | 5 | / |
| Cahiez | 67 | 5 | / |
| Caß | 67 | 5 | / |
| Qca | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chaihi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zci | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chaaia | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hci | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cqa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Caihap | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chaiaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Côa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tchaid | 67 | 2 | / |
| Caiaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cqi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chaiee | 67 | 2 | / |
| C'A | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kckayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caiadh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caiaut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caiazz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaaji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chajij | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chayhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchait | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cói | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchais | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchaji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cìa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cúa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cahaji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cajipp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cioaia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ciș | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ciawio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaije | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chajiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chajio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chhaia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaiaà | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thchai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caiott | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caiova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caihuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caajis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chahyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaioo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ciaggi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cayhie | 67 | 0 | / |
Cai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cai in the Hindi language | ||
| चाइ | ca'i | - |
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