First Name KWAME

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • KWAME is ranked as the 5598th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 2,062.
  • This name is in the 97th percentile, this means that nearly 2% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 0.65 people named KWAME for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 97% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named KWAME is 3,362.
  • The SSA data also shows that KWAME is used as a boy's name 99% of the time.

First Names KWAME
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 2,062 +/-7.8%
  • National Rank 5,598
  • Percentile Rank 0.98
  • Proportion/100k 0.7

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 3,362
  • National Rank 4,014
  • Percentile Rank 95.66%
  • Proportion/100k 1.05

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name KWAME is 45.6% White, 2.0% Hispanic origin, 47.8% Black, 1.5% Asian or Pacific Islander, 2.6% Two or More Races, and 0.5% 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 KWAME have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin, White.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name KWAME is included in the following name categories:
  • Akan surname
  • US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Masculine given name

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 45.6% 63.9% -18.3%
Hispanic origin 2.0% 16.3% -14.3%
Black 47.8% 12.3% 35.5%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.5% 4.9% -3.4%
Two or more races 2.6% 1.8% 0.8%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.5% 0.7% -0.2%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named KWAME is New Jersey where 271 people have this name.
  • District of Columbia is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named KWAME, as 4.42 in every 100,000 Washingtonians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 95th, this rank was reached in the states of Maryland.
  • District of Columbia 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 2 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Wisconsin (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 99 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names KWAME State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 74 0.58 89.2% Indiana 11 0.17 63.5% Iowa 10 0.32 75.2% Kansas 7 0.24 31.3% Michigan 67 0.68 93.6% Minnesota 16 0.28 82.0% Missouri 27 0.89 79.7% Nebraska 0 0 0.0% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 77 0.66 90.2% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 5 0.09 59.5%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name KWAME

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 74 0.58 89.2%
Indiana 11 0.17 63.5%
Iowa 10 0.32 75.2%
Kansas 7 0.24 31.3%
Michigan 67 0.68 93.6%
Minnesota 16 0.28 82.0%
Missouri 27 0.89 79.7%
Nebraska 0 0 0.0%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 77 0.66 90.2%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 5 0.09 59.5%
West State Statistics First-Names KWAME State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 8 0.13 31.0% California 133 0.34 92.4% Colorado 20 0.38 72.5% Hawaii 6 0.42 27.2% Idaho 0 0 0.0% Montana 0 0 0.0% Nevada 9 0.32 32.1% New Mexico 10 0.47 31.7% Oregon 0 0 0.0% Utah 0 0 0.0% Washington 18 0.26 79.6% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name KWAME

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 8 0.13 31.0%
California 133 0.34 92.4%
Colorado 20 0.38 72.5%
Hawaii 6 0.42 27.2%
Idaho 0 0 0.0%
Montana 0 0 0.0%
Nevada 9 0.32 32.1%
New Mexico 10 0.47 31.7%
Oregon 0 0 0.0%
Utah 0 0 0.0%
Washington 18 0.26 79.6%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names KWAME State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 60 1.68 87.4% Maine 0 0 0.0% Massachusetts 195 2.89 92.8% New Hampshire 9 0.7 30.5% New Jersey 271 3.03 94.7% New York 172 0.87 94.9% Pennsylvania 60 0.47 88.8% Rhode Island 27 2.59 76.9% Vermont 0 0 0.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name KWAME

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 60 1.68 87.4%
Maine 0 0 0.0%
Massachusetts 195 2.89 92.8%
New Hampshire 9 0.7 30.5%
New Jersey 271 3.03 94.7%
New York 172 0.87 94.9%
Pennsylvania 60 0.47 88.8%
Rhode Island 27 2.59 76.9%
Vermont 0 0 0.0%
South State Statistics First-Names KWAME State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 6 0.12 30.5% Arkansas 0 0 0.0% Delaware 36 3.8 90.1% Dist. of Columbia 29 4.42 84.2% Florida 82 0.41 93.2% Georgia 139 1.38 93.8% Kentucky 0 0 0.0% Louisiana 13 0.29 64.8% Maryland 194 3.25 95.3% Mississippi 27 0.89 79.7% North Carolina 96 0.96 94.0% Oklahoma 7 0.18 31.4% South Carolina 25 0.51 79.1% Tennessee 46 0.71 87.9% Texas 181 0.67 95.2% Virginia 131 1.57 93.1% West Virginia 9 0.49 33.9%

South States
State stats for the first name KWAME

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 6 0.12 30.5%
Arkansas 0 0 0.0%
Delaware 36 3.8 90.1%
Dist. of Columbia 29 4.42 84.2%
Florida 82 0.41 93.2%
Georgia 139 1.38 93.8%
Kentucky 0 0 0.0%
Louisiana 13 0.29 64.8%
Maryland 194 3.25 95.3%
Mississippi 27 0.89 79.7%
North Carolina 96 0.96 94.0%
Oklahoma 7 0.18 31.4%
South Carolina 25 0.51 79.1%
Tennessee 46 0.71 87.9%
Texas 181 0.67 95.2%
Virginia 131 1.57 93.1%
West Virginia 9 0.49 33.9%
 

Full Names with KWAME as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have KWAME as a first 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 KWAME.

The most popular full name is KWAME Amponsah. 1.58% of all the people named KWAME have this family name.

There are 333 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name KWAME

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 KWAME Amponsah 1.58%
2 KWAME Boateng 1.58%
3 KWAME Osei 1.35%
4 KWAME Brown 1.13%
5 KWAME Johnson 1.13%
6 KWAME Smith 1.13%
7 KWAME Thomas 1.13%
8 KWAME Asante 0.90%
9 KWAME Gyamfi 0.90%
10 KWAME King 0.90%
11 KWAME Moore 0.90%
12 KWAME Sarpong 0.90%
13 KWAME Williams 0.90%
14 KWAME Ababio 0.68%
15 KWAME Agyeman 0.68%
16 KWAME Amoah 0.68%
17 KWAME Bonsu 0.68%
18 KWAME Davis 0.68%
19 KWAME Frimpong 0.68%
20 KWAME Lee 0.68%

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