First Name SHENG

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • SHENG is ranked as the 3372nd most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 4,578.
  • This name is in the 98th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 1.44 people named SHENG for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 72% 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 SHENG is 375.
  • The SSA data also shows that SHENG is used as a girl's name 96% of the time.

First Names SHENG
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 4,578 +/-5.2%
  • National Rank 3,372
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 1.4

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 375
  • National Rank 16,462
  • Percentile Rank 82.20%
  • Proportion/100k 0.12

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name SHENG is 6.3% White, 1.0% Hispanic origin, 1.3% Black, 88.9% Asian or Pacific Islander, 2.5% Two or More Races, and 0.1% 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 SHENG have a higher likelyhood of being Asian or Pacific Islander and a lower likelyhood of being White.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name SHENG is included in the following name categories:
  • Chinese surname
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • US unisex baby name - Social Security Administration

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 6.3% 63.9% -57.6%
Hispanic origin 1.0% 16.3% -15.3%
Black 1.3% 12.3% -11.0%
Asian or Pacific Islander 88.9% 4.9% 84.0%
Two or more races 2.5% 1.8% 0.7%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.1% 0.7% -0.6%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named SHENG is California where 1,897 people have this name.
  • California is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named SHENG, as 4.89 in every 100,000 Californians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 98th, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • California 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 112 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Indiana (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 44 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names SHENG State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 68 0.53 88.8% Indiana 5 0.08 47.2% Iowa 7 0.24 72.2% Kansas 0 0 0.0% Michigan 75 0.75 94.0% Minnesota 153 2.8 95.3% Missouri 13 0.44 69.7% Nebraska 7 0.35 48.1% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 33 0.28 83.7% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 127 2.2 94.6%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name SHENG

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 68 0.53 88.8%
Indiana 5 0.08 47.2%
Iowa 7 0.24 72.2%
Kansas 0 0 0.0%
Michigan 75 0.75 94.0%
Minnesota 153 2.8 95.3%
Missouri 13 0.44 69.7%
Nebraska 7 0.35 48.1%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 33 0.28 83.7%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 127 2.2 94.6%
West State Statistics First-Names SHENG State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 16 2.16 49.9% Arizona 76 1.13 86.9% California 1,897 4.89 98.6% Colorado 34 0.63 80.9% Hawaii 0 0 0.0% Idaho 0 0 0.0% Montana 0 0 0.0% Nevada 37 1.29 80.1% New Mexico 10 0.47 47.9% Oregon 7 0.18 47.1% Utah 0 0 0.0% Washington 101 1.44 93.4% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name SHENG

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 16 2.16 49.9%
Arizona 76 1.13 86.9%
California 1,897 4.89 98.6%
Colorado 34 0.63 80.9%
Hawaii 0 0 0.0%
Idaho 0 0 0.0%
Montana 0 0 0.0%
Nevada 37 1.29 80.1%
New Mexico 10 0.47 47.9%
Oregon 7 0.18 47.1%
Utah 0 0 0.0%
Washington 101 1.44 93.4%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names SHENG State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 0 0 0.0% Maine 0 0 0.0% Massachusetts 24 0.36 70.0% New Hampshire 0 0 0.0% New Jersey 31 0.35 76.7% New York 695 3.52 97.9% Pennsylvania 44 0.34 86.5% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 4 0.63 46.2%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name SHENG

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 0 0 0.0%
Maine 0 0 0.0%
Massachusetts 24 0.36 70.0%
New Hampshire 0 0 0.0%
New Jersey 31 0.35 76.7%
New York 695 3.52 97.9%
Pennsylvania 44 0.34 86.5%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 4 0.63 46.2%
South State Statistics First-Names SHENG State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 11 0.24 68.7% Arkansas 0 0 0.0% Delaware 7 0.76 71.0% Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 50.3% Florida 91 0.46 93.7% Georgia 101 1 92.5% Kentucky 6 0.15 48.2% Louisiana 13 0.29 69.1% Maryland 103 1.72 93.0% Mississippi 13 0.44 69.7% North Carolina 51 0.51 91.1% Oklahoma 14 0.37 67.7% South Carolina 6 0.13 48.0% Tennessee 15 0.24 75.8% Texas 255 0.95 96.1% Virginia 46 0.55 86.2% West Virginia 0 0 0.0%

South States
State stats for the first name SHENG

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 11 0.24 68.7%
Arkansas 0 0 0.0%
Delaware 7 0.76 71.0%
Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 50.3%
Florida 91 0.46 93.7%
Georgia 101 1 92.5%
Kentucky 6 0.15 48.2%
Louisiana 13 0.29 69.1%
Maryland 103 1.72 93.0%
Mississippi 13 0.44 69.7%
North Carolina 51 0.51 91.1%
Oklahoma 14 0.37 67.7%
South Carolina 6 0.13 48.0%
Tennessee 15 0.24 75.8%
Texas 255 0.95 96.1%
Virginia 46 0.55 86.2%
West Virginia 0 0 0.0%
 

Full Names with SHENG as a First Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is SHENG Chen. 5.88% of all the people named SHENG have this family name.

There are 230 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name SHENG

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 SHENG Chen 5.88%
2 SHENG Wang 5.88%
3 SHENG Yang 5.17%
4 SHENG Lin 3.96%
5 SHENG Lee 3.65%
6 SHENG Liu 3.45%
7 SHENG Vang 3.04%
8 SHENG Huang 2.94%
9 SHENG Zhang 2.43%
10 SHENG Wu 2.33%
11 SHENG Li 2.23%
12 SHENG Chang 1.72%
13 SHENG Xiong 1.62%
14 SHENG Hsu 1.52%
15 SHENG Lu 1.42%
16 SHENG Yu 1.42%
17 SHENG Tang 1.22%
18 SHENG Cheng 1.01%
19 SHENG Thao 1.01%
20 SHENG Dong 0.91%