Last Name CHENG

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • CHENG is ranked as the 1200th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 32,601.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 10.22 people named CHENG for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 72% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named CHENG is 30,743, the rank is 1,238 and the proportion per 100k Americans named CHENG is 9.65.

Last Names CHENG
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 32,601 +/-2.0%
  • National Rank 1,200
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 10.2

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 30,743
  • National Rank 1,238
  • Proportion/100k 9.65

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name CHENG is 1.5% White, 0.8% Hispanic origin, 0.2% Black, 95.1% Asian or Pacific Islander, 2.4% Two or More Races, and 0.0% 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 CHENG 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 CHENG is included in the following name categories:
  • Not Categorized

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 1.5% 63.9% -62.4%
Hispanic origin 0.8% 16.3% -15.5%
Black 0.2% 12.3% -12.1%
Asian or Pacific Islander 95.1% 4.9% 90.2%
Two or more races 2.4% 1.8% 0.6%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.0% 0.7% -0.7%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named CHENG is California where 15,531 people have this name.
  • California is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named CHENG, as 40.02 in every 100,000 Californians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, 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 13 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Kentucky (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 4 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names CHENG State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 896 6.96 99.2% Indiana 115 1.75 92.2% Iowa 47 1.52 84.6% Kansas 91 3.15 90.6% Michigan 345 3.48 98.1% Minnesota 222 4.08 97.2% Missouri 33 1.11 77.1% Nebraska 13 0.7 43.7% North Dakota 8 1.09 6.2% Ohio 280 2.41 96.6% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 158 2.74 95.6%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name CHENG

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 896 6.96 99.2%
Indiana 115 1.75 92.2%
Iowa 47 1.52 84.6%
Kansas 91 3.15 90.6%
Michigan 345 3.48 98.1%
Minnesota 222 4.08 97.2%
Missouri 33 1.11 77.1%
Nebraska 13 0.7 43.7%
North Dakota 8 1.09 6.2%
Ohio 280 2.41 96.6%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 158 2.74 95.6%
West State Statistics Last-Names CHENG State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 32 4.32 66.8% Arizona 195 2.89 96.4% California 15,531 40.02 99.9% Colorado 155 2.9 95.9% Hawaii 433 30.54 99.1% Idaho 16 0.96 52.3% Montana 8 0.77 7.1% Nevada 248 8.72 97.9% New Mexico 89 4.25 92.1% Oregon 205 5.15 96.8% Utah 99 3.38 90.2% Washington 720 10.2 99.2% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name CHENG

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 32 4.32 66.8%
Arizona 195 2.89 96.4%
California 15,531 40.02 99.9%
Colorado 155 2.9 95.9%
Hawaii 433 30.54 99.1%
Idaho 16 0.96 52.3%
Montana 8 0.77 7.1%
Nevada 248 8.72 97.9%
New Mexico 89 4.25 92.1%
Oregon 205 5.15 96.8%
Utah 99 3.38 90.2%
Washington 720 10.2 99.2%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names CHENG State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 302 8.4 98.2% Maine 31 2.3 74.5% Massachusetts 645 9.56 98.5% New Hampshire 47 3.52 86.7% New Jersey 1,136 12.71 99.4% New York 4,462 22.59 99.9% Pennsylvania 698 5.46 98.8% Rhode Island 73 6.91 91.4% Vermont 12 1.88 71.4%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name CHENG

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 302 8.4 98.2%
Maine 31 2.3 74.5%
Massachusetts 645 9.56 98.5%
New Hampshire 47 3.52 86.7%
New Jersey 1,136 12.71 99.4%
New York 4,462 22.59 99.9%
Pennsylvania 698 5.46 98.8%
Rhode Island 73 6.91 91.4%
Vermont 12 1.88 71.4%
South State Statistics Last-Names CHENG State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 80 1.66 89.0% Arkansas 32 1.08 77.5% Delaware 64 6.84 95.7% Dist. of Columbia 22 3.32 81.9% Florida 768 3.86 99.1% Georgia 494 4.89 97.8% Kentucky 19 0.44 64.7% Louisiana 121 2.59 90.7% Maryland 743 12.44 99.2% Mississippi 33 1.11 77.1% North Carolina 303 3.05 97.2% Oklahoma 78 2.02 87.9% South Carolina 62 1.28 89.8% Tennessee 77 1.18 90.7% Texas 1,792 6.65 99.2% Virginia 648 7.78 98.6% West Virginia 18 0.98 52.5%

South States
State stats for the first name CHENG

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 80 1.66 89.0%
Arkansas 32 1.08 77.5%
Delaware 64 6.84 95.7%
Dist. of Columbia 22 3.32 81.9%
Florida 768 3.86 99.1%
Georgia 494 4.89 97.8%
Kentucky 19 0.44 64.7%
Louisiana 121 2.59 90.7%
Maryland 743 12.44 99.2%
Mississippi 33 1.11 77.1%
North Carolina 303 3.05 97.2%
Oklahoma 78 2.02 87.9%
South Carolina 62 1.28 89.8%
Tennessee 77 1.18 90.7%
Texas 1,792 6.65 99.2%
Virginia 648 7.78 98.6%
West Virginia 18 0.98 52.5%
 

Full Names with CHENG as a Last Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is David CHENG. 1.22% of all the people named CHENG have this given name.

There are 2103 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name CHENG

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 David CHENG 1.22%
2 Michael CHENG 1.04%
3 Mei CHENG 0.95%
4 Wei CHENG 0.75%
5 John CHENG 0.73%
6 Chi CHENG 0.67%
7 Peter CHENG 0.66%
8 Chung CHENG 0.58%
9 Tony CHENG 0.58%
10 Wai CHENG 0.58%
11 Yu CHENG 0.58%
12 Jennifer CHENG 0.57%
13 Andrew CHENG 0.54%
14 Paul CHENG 0.54%
15 James CHENG 0.53%
16 Ming CHENG 0.53%
17 Hui CHENG 0.51%
18 Jenny CHENG 0.48%
19 Joseph CHENG 0.47%
20 William CHENG 0.47%