Tsai Surname
Approximately 35,063 people bear this surname
Tsai 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 SurnameTsai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 18,002 | 1:20,134 | 2,542 |
| Thailand | 5,517 | 1:12,804 | 823 |
| Taiwan | 2,269 | 1:10,333 | 190 |
| Canada | 1,837 | 1:20,057 | 2,789 |
| China | 1,389 | 1:984,393 | 292 |
| Uzbekistan | 914 | 1:33,839 | 4,618 |
| Australia | 769 | 1:35,105 | 4,627 |
| Japan | 438 | 1:291,882 | 10,983 |
| Malaysia | 369 | 1:79,930 | 5,645 |
| South Africa | 349 | 1:155,237 | 17,537 |
| England | 313 | 1:178,013 | 16,129 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| Hong Kong | 269 | 1:27,269 | 504 |
| New Zealand | 265 | 1:17,088 | 2,990 |
| Philippines | 257 | 1:393,923 | 50,777 |
| Dominican Republic | 200 | 1:52,165 | 2,646 |
| Brazil | 192 | 1:1,114,970 | 38,938 |
| France | 177 | 1:375,270 | 55,761 |
| Ukraine | 143 | 1:318,341 | 40,201 |
| Argentina | 127 | 1:336,562 | 26,540 |
| Netherlands | 101 | 1:167,200 | 24,400 |
| Germany | 92 | 1:875,059 | 62,702 |
| Belize | 60 | 1:5,925 | 990 |
| Sweden | 55 | 1:179,032 | 12,357 |
| Chile | 50 | 1:352,329 | 9,825 |
| Paraguay | 47 | 1:153,973 | 3,151 |
| Ecuador | 46 | 1:345,779 | 9,453 |
| Indonesia | 46 | 1:2,874,982 | 163,265 |
| Singapore | 43 | 1:128,086 | 5,748 |
| Suriname | 38 | 1:14,543 | 3,502 |
| Spain | 36 | 1:1,298,668 | 42,856 |
| Kazakhstan | 26 | 1:680,096 | 45,825 |
| Vietnam | 25 | 1:3,705,842 | 2,334 |
| Switzerland | 23 | 1:357,083 | 27,273 |
| Guam | 21 | 1:7,625 | 1,143 |
| Belgium | 19 | 1:605,087 | 54,956 |
| Russia | 16 | 1:9,007,691 | 311,782 |
| Scotland | 15 | 1:356,921 | 15,763 |
| Costa Rica | 12 | 1:398,339 | 3,755 |
| Honduras | 12 | 1:734,704 | 4,016 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Mexico | 12 | 1:10,343,850 | 40,270 |
| South Korea | 10 | 1:5,124,026 | 903 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Lesotho | 9 | 1:225,840 | 14,831 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| Panama | 8 | 1:489,032 | 8,962 |
| Austria | 7 | 1:1,216,491 | 80,919 |
| Nicaragua | 7 | 1:860,156 | 4,655 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| American Samoa | 6 | 1:9,293 | 1,961 |
| Colombia | 5 | 1:9,554,814 | 25,159 |
| Georgia | 5 | 1:749,109 | 21,598 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Macau | 5 | 1:120,326 | 534 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Mongolia | 4 | 1:706,322 | 11,365 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 1:857,940 | 31,713 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1:3,171,944 | 6,376 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Palau | 1 | 1:21,643 | 223 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Tsaï (2) are calculated separately.
Tsai (4,250) may also be a first name.
Tsai 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.
- ytfrankTsai Demographics
Average Tsai Salary in
United States
$56,173 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Tsai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tsai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tsai (Arabic: تساي, Georgian: ცაი, Marathi: तसै, Russian: Тсаи) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Tsaï. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tsai? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 15,900th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 207,841 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Tsai live; 56 percent live in North America and 56 percent live in Anglo-North America. Tsai is also the 106,291st most widely held first name in the world It is held by 4,250 people.
The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 18,002 people, or 1 in 20,134. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 52 percent reside, Texas, where 8 percent reside and New York, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 100 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 16 percent reside and Taiwan, where 6 percent reside.
Tsai Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Tsai has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tsai last name expanded 900,100 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 31,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Tsai Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Tsai are in in line with the national average in terms of registration with political parties, with 53.23% being registered with The Democratic Party.
The amount Tsai earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 116.86% more than the national average, earning R 515,352 per year; in United States they earn 30.18% more than the national average, earning $56,173 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.97% more than the national average, earning $61,594 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tsaï | 92 | 2 | / |
| Tsayi | 89 | 139 | / |
| Tshai | 89 | 53 | / |
| Tsaid | 89 | 42 | / |
| Tsaia | 89 | 39 | / |
| Tsaji | 89 | 10 | / |
| Tsaiu | 89 | 8 | / |
| Tsjai | 89 | 7 | / |
| Tsgai | 89 | 5 | / |
| Tsaie | 89 | 4 | / |
| Tsaih | 89 | 2 | / |
| Tsais | 89 | 2 | / |
| Tsaai | 89 | 2 | / |
| Tsait | 89 | 1 | / |
| Tsaio | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ttsai | 89 | 1 | / |
| Tsi | 86 | 1,318 | / |
| Tsa | 86 | 660 | / |
| Tshayi | 80 | 140 | / |
| Tsajio | 80 | 139 | / |
| Tsaiha | 80 | 43 | / |
| Tshaji | 80 | 28 | / |
| Tsayid | 80 | 15 | / |
| Tschai | 80 | 8 | / |
| Tsahai | 80 | 3 | / |
| Tshaai | 80 | 3 | / |
| Tsaias | 80 | 2 | / |
| Tsaiyo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Tsaits | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tsayyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tsaiah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tsaihe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tsaiie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tsaiss | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tsajip | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tsaaip | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tsayio | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tshaij | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tsayie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tsahia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tsahyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tshaie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tshaiy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tsaiyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tsui | 75 | 66,761 | / |
| Tsoi | 75 | 19,711 | / |
| Tsay | 75 | 13,819 | / |
| Tsap | 75 | 5,857 | / |
| Tsie | 75 | 4,162 | / |
| Tjai | 75 | 2,219 | / |
| Tsii | 75 | 1,571 | / |
| Tsea | 75 | 1,132 | / |
| Tsau | 75 | 512 | / |
| Tsia | 75 | 488 | / |
| Tsae | 75 | 323 | / |
| Tsha | 75 | 140 | / |
| Tsei | 75 | 138 | / |
| Tsoa | 75 | 128 | / |
| Tszi | 75 | 83 | / |
| Tsah | 75 | 75 | / |
| Tsaa | 75 | 71 | / |
| Tsad | 75 | 69 | / |
| Tsat | 75 | 61 | / |
| Tsis | 75 | 60 | / |
| Tshi | 75 | 51 | / |
| Tsas | 75 | 45 | / |
| Tsit | 75 | 41 | / |
| Csai | 75 | 40 | / |
| Tsip | 75 | 39 | / |
| Dsai | 75 | 35 | / |
| Tősi | 75 | 29 | / |
| Tssa | 75 | 17 | / |
| Tzai | 75 | 15 | / |
| Thsa | 75 | 14 | / |
| Tsih | 75 | 13 | / |
| Tsza | 75 | 10 | / |
| Tsga | 75 | 9 | / |
| Txai | 75 | 4 | / |
| Tsaz | 75 | 4 | / |
| Tsji | 75 | 3 | / |
| Tdsa | 75 | 3 | / |
| Tdsi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Tssi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Tcsi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Thsi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tsië | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tsgi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Stsi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Txsi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tsaj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tsyi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ttsa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tsci | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tsid | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dtsa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Htsi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tsaitts | 73 | 9 | / |
| Tsaggia | 73 | 4 | / |
| Tshauji | 73 | 4 | / |
| Tshayij | 73 | 4 | / |
| Geetsai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tshayie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tsuji | 67 | 159,085 | / |
| Tshay | 67 | 8,715 | / |
| Tsuya | 67 | 2,364 | / |
| Tjhai | 67 | 1,366 | / |
| Tsawe | 67 | 1,258 | / |
| Tsayo | 67 | 793 | / |
| Tsaha | 67 | 607 | / |
| Tsoyi | 67 | 338 | / |
| Tchai | 67 | 332 | / |
| Tjaij | 67 | 309 | / |
| Tscha | 67 | 266 | / |
| Tsaya | 67 | 261 | / |
| Tshau | 67 | 207 | / |
| Tseha | 67 | 150 | / |
| Tseja | 67 | 145 | / |
| Tshit | 67 | 139 | / |
| Tshoi | 67 | 133 | / |
| T'Sas | 67 | 128 | / |
| Tshie | 67 | 91 | / |
| Tshat | 67 | 82 | / |
| Tsiya | 67 | 68 | / |
| Tsois | 67 | 65 | / |
| Tshaa | 67 | 65 | / |
| Tseas | 67 | 54 | / |
| Tshui | 67 | 52 | / |
| Tsapp | 67 | 50 | / |
| Tsiss | 67 | 49 | / |
| Tshap | 67 | 48 | / |
| Tsuoa | 67 | 47 | / |
| Tsits | 67 | 44 | / |
| Tseyi | 67 | 44 | / |
| Tsish | 67 | 39 | / |
| Tshas | 67 | 34 | / |
| Tschi | 67 | 33 | / |
| Tsiye | 67 | 33 | / |
| Tsaye | 67 | 31 | / |
| Tsiyo | 67 | 30 | / |
| Tshad | 67 | 30 | / |
| Tshiz | 67 | 28 | / |
| Tshaz | 67 | 27 | / |
| Tsuyi | 67 | 26 | / |
| Tsoya | 67 | 23 | / |
| Tsuja | 67 | 23 | / |
| Tzhai | 67 | 23 | / |
| Tsier | 67 | 22 | / |
| Tshid | 67 | 21 | / |
| Tshis | 67 | 21 | / |
| Tsach | 67 | 20 | / |
| Thsha | 67 | 17 | / |
| Tseah | 67 | 15 | / |
| Tsoha | 67 | 14 | / |
| Csaji | 67 | 12 | / |
| Tseya | 67 | 12 | / |
| Tsuie | 67 | 11 | / |
| Tsieh | 67 | 11 | / |
| Tsahu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Tttsa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Tshae | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tsaah | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tseea | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tshah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tjaji | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tsaju | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tsgay | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tsaja | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tsiua | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tseih | 67 | 4 | / |
| Thsah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dssai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tship | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tsoji | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tshij | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tsiee | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tsooa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tsija | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tsich | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dsaid | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tshii | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tshio | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tseis | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tsuia | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tseui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tsa'a | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tsaus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tsioa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tsahy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ztshi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tszha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tshgi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tsjui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tsoiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tssio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tjaia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thshi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tssah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tseip | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tåsas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zsaji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tjait | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tshiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tsipf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tsies | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tsihe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tsaje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tsajo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ts'ie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tsats | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tshaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tshei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tsuiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dsaji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dtshi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tssas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ttsgi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tshoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tseua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tsgae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tszyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ttdsa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Stsxa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Stsza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Htssi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tsatz | 67 | 0 | / |
Tsai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tsai in the Georgian language | ||
| ცაი | tsai | - |
| Tsai in the Marathi language | ||
| तसै | tasai | - |
| Tsai in the Russian language | ||
| Тсаи | tsai | - |
| Tsai in the Arabic language | ||
| تساي | tsay | - |
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