Last Name LEY

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • LEY is ranked as the 4510th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 8,780.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 2.75 people named LEY for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 100% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named LEY is 6,340, the rank is 5,891 and the proportion per 100k Americans named LEY is 1.99.

Last Names LEY
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 8,780 +/-3.8%
  • National Rank 4,510
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 2.8

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 6,340
  • National Rank 5,891
  • Proportion/100k 1.99

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name LEY is 81.5% White, 8.8% Hispanic origin, 1.3% Black, 6.8% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.4% Two or More Races, and 0.2% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name LEY have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Black.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name LEY is included in the following name categories:
  • Not Categorized

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name LEY

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 81.5% 63.9% 17.6%
Hispanic origin 8.8% 16.3% -7.5%
Black 1.3% 12.3% -11.0%
Asian or Pacific Islander 6.8% 4.9% 1.9%
Two or more races 1.4% 1.8% -0.4%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.2% 0.7% -0.5%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named LEY is California where 1,077 people have this name.
  • Wyoming is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named LEY, as 20.75 in every 100,000 Wyomingites have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 98th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • Wyoming is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Alabama (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 18 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names LEY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 389 3.02 98.0% Indiana 319 4.83 97.1% Iowa 55 1.76 86.9% Kansas 56 1.94 85.4% Michigan 374 3.77 98.3% Minnesota 313 5.74 98.2% Missouri 40 1.33 80.8% Nebraska 26 1.4 70.5% North Dakota 16 2.17 54.2% Ohio 554 4.78 98.3% South Dakota 18 2.07 55.8% Wisconsin 486 8.45 98.9%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name LEY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 389 3.02 98.0%
Indiana 319 4.83 97.1%
Iowa 55 1.76 86.9%
Kansas 56 1.94 85.4%
Michigan 374 3.77 98.3%
Minnesota 313 5.74 98.2%
Missouri 40 1.33 80.8%
Nebraska 26 1.4 70.5%
North Dakota 16 2.17 54.2%
Ohio 554 4.78 98.3%
South Dakota 18 2.07 55.8%
Wisconsin 486 8.45 98.9%
West State Statistics Last-Names LEY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 144 2.14 95.3% California 1,077 2.78 98.9% Colorado 243 4.54 97.5% Hawaii 18 1.27 73.0% Idaho 39 2.39 82.8% Montana 55 5.36 90.4% Nevada 46 1.62 88.4% New Mexico 30 1.42 77.9% Oregon 124 3.13 94.7% Utah 25 0.84 70.9% Washington 185 2.61 96.7% Wyoming 121 20.75 96.6%

West States
State stats for the first name LEY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 144 2.14 95.3%
California 1,077 2.78 98.9%
Colorado 243 4.54 97.5%
Hawaii 18 1.27 73.0%
Idaho 39 2.39 82.8%
Montana 55 5.36 90.4%
Nevada 46 1.62 88.4%
New Mexico 30 1.42 77.9%
Oregon 124 3.13 94.7%
Utah 25 0.84 70.9%
Washington 185 2.61 96.7%
Wyoming 121 20.75 96.6%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names LEY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 78 2.16 92.8% Maine 20 1.53 66.3% Massachusetts 49 0.72 81.5% New Hampshire 19 1.41 67.1% New Jersey 188 2.1 96.0% New York 289 1.46 96.9% Pennsylvania 540 4.22 98.5% Rhode Island 9 0.86 29.2% Vermont 31 5.01 89.1%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name LEY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 78 2.16 92.8%
Maine 20 1.53 66.3%
Massachusetts 49 0.72 81.5%
New Hampshire 19 1.41 67.1%
New Jersey 188 2.1 96.0%
New York 289 1.46 96.9%
Pennsylvania 540 4.22 98.5%
Rhode Island 9 0.86 29.2%
Vermont 31 5.01 89.1%
South State Statistics Last-Names LEY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 11 0.24 57.6% Arkansas 13 0.43 57.6% Delaware 11 1.14 73.0% Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 35.9% Florida 689 3.46 99.0% Georgia 158 1.57 94.9% Kentucky 26 0.59 73.6% Louisiana 47 1.01 80.5% Maryland 86 1.43 93.2% Mississippi 40 1.33 80.8% North Carolina 92 0.93 93.8% Oklahoma 50 1.29 83.0% South Carolina 74 1.53 91.3% Tennessee 114 1.73 93.0% Texas 473 1.76 97.4% Virginia 124 1.49 94.3% West Virginia 0 0 0.0%

South States
State stats for the first name LEY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 11 0.24 57.6%
Arkansas 13 0.43 57.6%
Delaware 11 1.14 73.0%
Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 35.9%
Florida 689 3.46 99.0%
Georgia 158 1.57 94.9%
Kentucky 26 0.59 73.6%
Louisiana 47 1.01 80.5%
Maryland 86 1.43 93.2%
Mississippi 40 1.33 80.8%
North Carolina 92 0.93 93.8%
Oklahoma 50 1.29 83.0%
South Carolina 74 1.53 91.3%
Tennessee 114 1.73 93.0%
Texas 473 1.76 97.4%
Virginia 124 1.49 94.3%
West Virginia 0 0 0.0%
 

Full Names with LEY as a Last Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have LEY as a last name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named LEY.

The most popular full name is James LEY. 2.17% of all the people named LEY have this given name.

There are 728 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name LEY

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 James LEY 2.17%
2 John LEY 2.06%
3 Robert LEY 1.80%
4 David LEY 1.75%
5 Mary LEY 1.75%
6 Richard LEY 1.43%
7 Daniel LEY 1.06%
8 Sandra LEY 1.06%
9 Michael LEY 1.00%
10 George LEY 0.95%
11 Thomas LEY 0.95%
12 Barbara LEY 0.90%
13 Brian LEY 0.85%
14 Carol LEY 0.79%
15 Charles LEY 0.79%
16 Jennifer LEY 0.74%
17 William LEY 0.74%
18 Donald LEY 0.69%
19 Linda LEY 0.63%
20 Joseph LEY 0.58%