How Many People Have the Last Name Lei?
people had the surname Lei in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 39,370 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Tied with 2 others
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
Asian and Pacific Islander
Change Since 2000
+2,755 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Lei (94.2%) are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander, Lei ranks #196. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander share rose from 87.9% to 94.2%, and the non-Hispanic White share fell from 7% to 3.3%.
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📈 Change Since 2000
Lei grew from 4,749 people in 2000 to 7,504 in 2010 (up 58%), and its rank rose from #6,583 to #4,726.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 4,749 | 7,504 |
| Rank | #6,583 | #4,726 |
| Per 100,000 people | 1.76 | 2.54 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Lei
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Lei: L000
👤 Lei as a First Name
Lei is a first name too: about 592 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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