Frequency: (2439)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
1. Chinese 蔡: variant of Cai 1.
2. Chinese 柴: Cantonese variant of Chai.
GIVEN NAMES: Chinese 24%. Ming (20), Ching (6), Wei (5), Chen (4), Chin (4), Tsung (4), Wen (4), Yong (4), Cheng (3), Chi (3), Chih (3), Hong (3).
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.




