Zhai is used as a family name or surname in China. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Zhai
No. of characters: 4
Origin: China
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Zhai

How popular is Zhai?

Zhai is common in China.

Zhai is ranked 375 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Zhais grew by 126.4045 per cent to 806 since 2000 and ranked 29334 after elevating 24935 spots. The last name was found in around 3 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
96.77 98.31
White 1.49 0
Others 1.24 0
Zhai is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in China which signifies that it is originated from China. Around 1315779 people have been found who wears Zhai as their family name. Zhai is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
486,351 Russia10
607,991 Indonesia5
381,097 Ukraine4
127,708 Czech Republic3
24,547 Saudi Arabia3
82,478 South Africa2
12,161 Wales2
44,018 Poland2
23,344 Austria2
2,617 Cambodia2
139,444 Brazil2
15,162 Costa Rica1
20,172 Hungary1
7,191 Afghanistan1
24,771 Colombia1
13,606 Senegal1
7,314 Bolivia1
10,190 Bahrain1
49,529 Israel1
28,365 Kenya1
2,196 Liberia1
17,768 Pakistan1
47,891 Norway1
2,057 Myanmar1
2,613 The Bahamas1
53,505 Turkey1
56,169 Mexico1
3,307 Malta1
12,270 Lebanon1
1,704,541 India1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
12,953 Finland48
13,872 New Zealand43
49,869 Spain38
26,164 Sweden36
52,947 Netherlands31
43,662 Belgium30
17,489 Denmark30
37,982 United Arab Emirates23
3,731 Japan18
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
6,180 Scotland85
13,957 Switzerland81
72,056 Italy78
Countries with hundreds of Zhai:
11,469 Germany874
505 Hong Kong605
8,102 Canada508
920 Singapore503
30,822 Philippines387
8,336 Australia340
32,528 France306
18,082 England301
1,121 Taiwan290
9,201 Malaysia202
524 Macau107
Countries with thousands of Zhai:
28,160 United States1,071
Countries with millions of Zhai:
128 China1,309,688
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Zhai Namesakes

  • Liroy Zhairi, Soccer player
  • Gani Zhailauov, Boxer
  • Liroy Zhairi, Soccer player
  • Gani Zhailauov, Boxer
  • Wei Zhai characterized important role of N in 2015 animation flick Sai er hao da dian ying 5: lei shen jue qi.
  • Wenbin Zhai, from 2013 horror movie Xiao Hua Gui Yi Shi Jian, who characterized the N.

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