Last Name WALES

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • WALES is ranked as the 6295th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 6,087.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 1.91 people named WALES 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 WALES is 5,894, the rank is 6,295 and the proportion per 100k Americans named WALES is 1.85.

Last Names WALES
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 6,087 +/-4.5%
  • National Rank 6,295
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 1.9

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 5,894
  • National Rank 6,295
  • Proportion/100k 1.85

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name WALES is 89.7% White, 1.9% Hispanic origin, 5.8% Black, 1.0% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.2% Two or More Races, and 0.4% 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 WALES have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 89.7% 63.9% 25.8%
Hispanic origin 1.9% 16.3% -14.4%
Black 5.8% 12.3% -6.5%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.0% 4.9% -3.9%
Two or more races 1.2% 1.8% -0.6%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.4% 0.7% -0.3%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named WALES is California where 674 people have this name.
  • Wyoming is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named WALES, as 12.77 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 California.
  • 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 1 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Nebraska (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 13 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names WALES State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 241 1.87 96.7% Indiana 126 1.92 93.1% Iowa 75 2.4 90.5% Kansas 56 1.94 86.1% Michigan 241 2.43 97.3% Minnesota 83 1.52 91.5% Missouri 60 2 85.9% Nebraska 7 0.35 39.1% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 104 0.9 91.6% South Dakota 18 2.07 63.4% Wisconsin 109 1.89 93.5%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name WALES

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 241 1.87 96.7%
Indiana 126 1.92 93.1%
Iowa 75 2.4 90.5%
Kansas 56 1.94 86.1%
Michigan 241 2.43 97.3%
Minnesota 83 1.52 91.5%
Missouri 60 2 85.9%
Nebraska 7 0.35 39.1%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 104 0.9 91.6%
South Dakota 18 2.07 63.4%
Wisconsin 109 1.89 93.5%
West State Statistics Last-Names WALES State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 16 2.16 60.7% Arizona 186 2.77 96.4% California 674 1.74 98.3% Colorado 108 2.02 94.5% Hawaii 18 1.27 76.6% Idaho 8 0.48 46.9% Montana 31 3.07 83.4% Nevada 28 0.97 83.1% New Mexico 30 1.42 81.1% Oregon 175 4.42 96.3% Utah 83 2.81 89.4% Washington 239 3.38 97.5% Wyoming 75 12.77 94.2%

West States
State stats for the first name WALES

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 16 2.16 60.7%
Arizona 186 2.77 96.4%
California 674 1.74 98.3%
Colorado 108 2.02 94.5%
Hawaii 18 1.27 76.6%
Idaho 8 0.48 46.9%
Montana 31 3.07 83.4%
Nevada 28 0.97 83.1%
New Mexico 30 1.42 81.1%
Oregon 175 4.42 96.3%
Utah 83 2.81 89.4%
Washington 239 3.38 97.5%
Wyoming 75 12.77 94.2%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names WALES State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 60 1.68 91.2% Maine 20 1.53 72.8% Massachusetts 341 5.05 97.3% New Hampshire 47 3.52 88.5% New Jersey 115 1.28 93.6% New York 308 1.56 97.1% Pennsylvania 235 1.83 96.5% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 39 6.26 91.4%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name WALES

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 60 1.68 91.2%
Maine 20 1.53 72.8%
Massachusetts 341 5.05 97.3%
New Hampshire 47 3.52 88.5%
New Jersey 115 1.28 93.6%
New York 308 1.56 97.1%
Pennsylvania 235 1.83 96.5%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 39 6.26 91.4%
South State Statistics Last-Names WALES State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 425 8.77 96.8% Arkansas 32 1.08 80.0% Delaware 21 2.28 87.8% Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0% Florida 306 1.54 97.8% Georgia 82 0.82 91.9% Kentucky 156 3.52 92.9% Louisiana 228 4.9 94.8% Maryland 114 1.91 94.9% Mississippi 60 2 85.9% North Carolina 121 1.22 94.9% Oklahoma 85 2.2 89.5% South Carolina 49 1.02 88.7% Tennessee 139 2.13 94.0% Texas 366 1.36 96.9% Virginia 164 1.97 95.5% West Virginia 27 1.47 74.0%

South States
State stats for the first name WALES

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 425 8.77 96.8%
Arkansas 32 1.08 80.0%
Delaware 21 2.28 87.8%
Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0%
Florida 306 1.54 97.8%
Georgia 82 0.82 91.9%
Kentucky 156 3.52 92.9%
Louisiana 228 4.9 94.8%
Maryland 114 1.91 94.9%
Mississippi 60 2 85.9%
North Carolina 121 1.22 94.9%
Oklahoma 85 2.2 89.5%
South Carolina 49 1.02 88.7%
Tennessee 139 2.13 94.0%
Texas 366 1.36 96.9%
Virginia 164 1.97 95.5%
West Virginia 27 1.47 74.0%
 

Full Names with WALES as a Last Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have WALES 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 WALES.

The most popular full name is David WALES. 2.06% of all the people named WALES have this given name.

There are 570 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name WALES

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 David WALES 2.06%
2 John WALES 2.06%
3 Richard WALES 1.75%
4 Robert WALES 1.75%
5 Michael WALES 1.37%
6 Barbara WALES 1.30%
7 James WALES 1.22%
8 Mark WALES 1.07%
9 Mary WALES 1.07%
10 William WALES 0.99%
11 Timothy WALES 0.84%
12 Donald WALES 0.76%
13 George WALES 0.76%
14 Nancy WALES 0.76%
15 Scott WALES 0.76%
16 Carol WALES 0.69%
17 Patricia WALES 0.69%
18 Jeffrey WALES 0.61%
19 Jennifer WALES 0.61%
20 Kathryn WALES 0.61%