WELLS is ranked as the 142nd most popular family name in the United States with an
estimated population of 194,549.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the last names are more popular.
There are 61.01 people named WELLS 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 WELLS is
201,501, the rank is 131
and the proportion per 100k Americans named WELLS is 63.25.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
WELLS is
76.3% White,
1.6% Hispanic origin,
19.3% Black,
0.4% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.6% Two or More Races,
and 0.8% 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 WELLS have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name WELLS is included in the following name categories:
Not Categorized
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name WELLS
The state with the most people named
WELLS is
Texas where
18,206 people have this name.
Kentucky is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named WELLS, as
177.56 in every 100,000
Kentuckians
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
Florida.
Kentucky 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
Hawaii
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name WELLS
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
6,764
52.51
99.9%
Indiana
5,209
78.96
99.9%
Iowa
1,902
61.2
99.8%
Kansas
2,588
89.11
99.9%
Michigan
5,582
56.33
99.9%
Minnesota
1,609
29.48
99.8%
Missouri
4,394
146.76
99.8%
Nebraska
1,143
60.76
99.7%
North Dakota
209
28.27
97.9%
Ohio
9,300
80.21
99.9%
South Dakota
389
45.6
99.2%
Wisconsin
2,013
34.96
99.8%
West States
State stats for the first name WELLS
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
462
62.7
99.2%
Arizona
3,917
58.19
99.9%
California
16,778
43.24
99.9%
Colorado
3,640
67.96
99.9%
Hawaii
397
27.99
99.1%
Idaho
1,444
88.37
99.7%
Montana
596
58.24
99.6%
Nevada
1,642
57.82
99.8%
New Mexico
1,143
54.78
99.5%
Oregon
3,244
81.71
99.9%
Utah
1,905
64.72
99.6%
Washington
4,678
66.24
99.9%
Wyoming
410
70.24
99.4%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name WELLS
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have WELLS 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 WELLS.
The most popular full name is James WELLS.
1.86% of all the people named WELLS
have this given name.
There are 4383 first
names associated with this last name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name WELLS