About the surname
As a rarer family name, Zhai stands out in national census data. The latest demographic counts confirm that 1,731 Americans have this surname. As a rarer surname, it provides a highly specific and traceable genealogical footprint in modern census data. Mathematically speaking, approximately 1 in 192,374 people across the United States are named Zhai. There is virtually no ethnic parity here; the Asian and Pacific Islander demographic completely overshadows the White group by a massive 92% margin.