How Many People Have the Last Name Chao?
people had the surname Chao in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 28,409 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
Asian and Pacific Islander
Change Since 2000
+1,765 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Chao (86.7%) are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander. The next largest group, 6.4%, are Hispanic or Latino. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander, Chao ranks #143. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
See the most common Asian last names.
📈 Change Since 2000
Chao grew from 8,633 people in 2000 to 10,398 in 2010 (up 20.4%), and its rank rose from #3,769 to #3,432.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 8,633 | 10,398 |
| Rank | #3,769 | #3,432 |
| Per 100,000 people | 3.2 | 3.52 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Chao
| Rank | Surname | People in 2010 |
|---|---|---|
| #3,429 | Mcclanahan | 10,407 |
| #3,430 | Seward | 10,399 |
| #3,430 | Westmoreland | 10,399 |
| #3,432 | Chao | 10,398 |
| #3,433 | Rand | 10,397 |
| #3,434 | Anglin | 10,396 |
| #3,434 | Poston | 10,396 |
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Chao: C000
👤 Chao as a First Name
Chao is a first name too: about 301 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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