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    The surname Pai

    A surname, carried by 2,136 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex P000

    Pai: #14,082 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Pai #14,082, 2,136 people Pai: #14,082 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Pai #14,082, 2,136 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pai is more common than 91.3% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,136 people named Pai in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 144,544 Americans. That is up 0.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,119.

    #14,082
    rank among US surnames
    2,136
    people in 2010
    0.7
    per 100,000 Americans
    +0.8%
    change since 2000 (was #13,213)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #14,076Ellefson2,137144,476
    #14,082Pai2,136144,544
    #14,084Youngberg2,135144,611
    #14,090Cumbie2,134144,679

    Who is named Pai

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    87% of people named Pai identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 6.6% as white (not Hispanic) and 4.9% as two or more races.

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 87%
    • White (not Hispanic) 6.6%
    • Two or more races 4.9%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.3%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

    Famous Pais

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Ajit Pai
      American attorney and former FCC chairman in the United States, born 1973

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Pai

    Pai has the Soundex code P000, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P000.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Pai?
    2,136 people in the United States had the surname Pai in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 144,544 Americans. It ranked 14,082nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Pai?
    In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Pai identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 6.6% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Pai?
    Ajit Pai, American attorney and former FCC chairman in the United States.
    Where is the surname Pai most common?
    Wikidata records people named Pai in the United States.
    Is the surname Pai getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,119 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,136 in 2010, up 0.8%.