17,437 people named Lai work outside their country of origin. Most are in United States, United Kingdom, Hong Kong.
| Country | People |
|---|---|
| United States | 4,900 |
| United Kingdom | 3,217 |
| Hong Kong | 1,188 |
| China | 869 |
| Singapore | 782 |
| Australia | 682 |
| Germany | 643 |
| France | 636 |
| Canada | 614 |
| Switzerland | 493 |
| Netherlands | 444 |
| Malaysia | 303 |
| Japan | 265 |
| Taiwan | 257 |
| Spain | 222 |
| Sweden | 144 |
| Ireland | 138 |
| Italy | 135 |
| Denmark | 127 |
| India | 114 |
| Finland | 94 |
| New Zealand | 80 |
| Belgium | 77 |
| Norway | 64 |
| United Arab Emirates | 60 |
| Macao | 58 |
| South Korea | 56 |
| South Africa | 48 |
| Vietnam | 47 |
| Czechia | 43 |
| Thailand | 41 |
| Indonesia | 36 |
| Austria | 35 |
| Brazil | 31 |
| Luxembourg | 24 |
| Philippines | 24 |
| Poland | 23 |
| Hungary | 21 |
| Mexico | 21 |
| Israel | 20 |
| Slovakia | 19 |
| Virgin Islands, British | 19 |
| Portugal | 18 |
| Cayman Islands | 17 |
| Saudi Arabia | 17 |
| Nigeria | 12 |
| Bermuda | 12 |
| Chile | 12 |
| Brunei Darussalam | 11 |
| Russian Federation | 10 |
| Serbia | 10 |
| Romania | 9 |
| Cambodia | 9 |
| Liechtenstein | 8 |
| Greece | 8 |
| Jamaica | 7 |
| Egypt | 7 |
| Qatar | 7 |
| Bangladesh | 6 |
| Türkiye | 6 |
| Peru | 6 |
| Cyprus | 5 |
| Tanzania | 5 |
| Mauritius | 5 |
| Sri Lanka | 5 |
| Pakistan | 5 |
| Argentina | 5 |
| Other | 101 |
| Country of origin | People |
|---|---|
| China | 2,602 |
| Hong Kong | 2,273 |
| United States | 2,009 |
| Taiwan | 1,925 |
| United Kingdom | 1,710 |
| Australia | 1,593 |
| Canada | 1,405 |
| Malaysia | 1,251 |
| Singapore | 1,093 |
| Italy | 245 |
| New Zealand | 200 |
| Vietnam | 196 |
| France | 125 |
| Switzerland | 90 |
| India | 85 |
| Netherlands | 65 |
| Japan | 57 |
| Germany | 46 |
| South Africa | 44 |
| Ireland | 36 |
| Philippines | 31 |
| Belgium | 31 |
| Macao | 31 |
| Portugal | 30 |
| Thailand | 25 |
| Denmark | 21 |
| Indonesia | 20 |
| Sweden | 15 |
| Norway | 12 |
| South Korea | 11 |
| Spain | 11 |
| Brazil | 10 |
| Colombia | 10 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 |
| Nigeria | 8 |
| Finland | 7 |
| Costa Rica | 6 |
| Brunei Darussalam | 6 |
| Ukraine | 6 |
| Russian Federation | 5 |
| Ghana | 5 |
| Seychelles | 5 |
| Other | 72 |
| Industry | People |
|---|---|
| Other / unknown | 16,825 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 155 |
| Real estate | 102 |
| Professional and scientific | 58 |
| Accommodation and food | 46 |
| Information and communication | 39 |
| Electricity, gas and steam | 38 |
| Manufacturing | 30 |
| Other services | 25 |
| Extraterritorial organisations | 18 |
| Finance and insurance | 16 |
| Administrative and support | 15 |
| Health and social work | 13 |
| Households | 12 |
| Transport and storage | 12 |
| Construction | 11 |
| Education | 9 |
| Arts and recreation | 7 |
| Other | 6 |
Counts of people with this surname recorded in a country other than their country of origin, from company registers, ORCID, VIAF, Wikidata and career records; origin may be recorded or estimated from the name. Groups under 5 people are folded into "Other". Nobody is named on this page.
Aggregate statistics from official company registers, ORCID, VIAF and Wikidata, compiled by compatriots.net · data build v3_20261030. No individual is named on this page. See methodology & privacy.