Cai meaning | Last name Cai origin

Following is the meaning of Cai surname. Family name Cai is generally added after the name or middle name so also called last name.
Family Name / Last Name: Cai
No. of characters: 3
Origin: China
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Cai

Cai is used as a family name or surname in China languages. Cai has 3 characters long in length.

Cai is common in China country(ies).

Cai is ranked 65 in our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Cais grew by 97.31685 per cent to 8457 since 2000 and ranked 4191 after elevating 2987 spots. The last name was found in around 29 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
95.83 95.96
White 1.54 1.56
Others 1.08 1.26
Hispanic or Latino 0.91 0

It is also used as a first name, know the meaning of Cai

How popular is Cai?

Cai is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in China which signifies that it is originated from China. Around 6740358 people have been found who wears Cai as their family name. Cai is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
318,252 Ukraine6
1,667 Cambodia4
122,390 Belarus4
11,802 Egypt4
1,644 Nepal3
3,519 Benin3
7,619 Ecuador3
7,294 Kuwait3
4,086 Angola2
147,165 Czech Republic2
385 American Samoa2
13,552 Qatar2
20,837 Venezuela2
12,844 Pakistan2
41,879 Turkey2
6,103 Cyprus2
17,692 Armenia2
20,186 Kenya2
3,670 Mozambique2
90,903 Moldova1
31,584 Peru1
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  • Yixin Cai, from 2018 0 film Maskani Yangu Yako Wapi, who played Extra.
  • In 1991, Feng Cai portrayed the role of N in family movie Feng yu gu yuan.
  • In 2016, Yifan Cai played the role of Xiaobei in drama movie Dong jing bu re.
  • Juntao Cai portrayed leading character of Bi Yi and Liu in 2016 horror film Huang cun xiong jian.
  • Gang Cai portrayed central role of N in 2010 romance flick Love Is the Last Word.
  • Lihua Cai, from 1960 drama flick Mu yu nu, who characterized Shuming.
  • In 2012 comedy flick, Celebrity Sex Tape, Howard Cai characterized Kwan.
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