Last Name KAY

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • KAY is ranked as the 930th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 41,437.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 13.0 people named KAY for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 84% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named KAY is 27,398, the rank is 1,402 and the proportion per 100k Americans named KAY is 8.60.

Last Names KAY
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 41,437 +/-1.7%
  • National Rank 930
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 13.0

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 27,398
  • National Rank 1,402
  • Proportion/100k 8.60

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name KAY is 87.8% White, 1.5% Hispanic origin, 5.2% Black, 3.2% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.5% Two or More Races, and 0.7% 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 KAY have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 87.8% 63.9% 23.9%
Hispanic origin 1.5% 16.3% -14.8%
Black 5.2% 12.3% -7.1%
Asian or Pacific Islander 3.2% 4.9% -1.7%
Two or more races 1.5% 1.8% -0.3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.7% 0.7% 0.0%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named KAY is California where 5,759 people have this name.
  • South Carolina is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named KAY, as 38.8 in every 100,000 South Carolinians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • South Carolina 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 South Dakota (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names KAY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 1,663 12.91 99.6% Indiana 544 8.25 98.3% Iowa 490 15.78 99.0% Kansas 274 9.44 97.2% Michigan 1,540 15.54 99.7% Minnesota 375 6.87 98.6% Missouri 239 7.99 94.6% Nebraska 342 18.16 98.5% North Dakota 24 3.26 67.0% Ohio 1,311 11.31 99.3% South Dakota 18 2.07 54.4% Wisconsin 536 9.3 99.0%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name KAY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 1,663 12.91 99.6%
Indiana 544 8.25 98.3%
Iowa 490 15.78 99.0%
Kansas 274 9.44 97.2%
Michigan 1,540 15.54 99.7%
Minnesota 375 6.87 98.6%
Missouri 239 7.99 94.6%
Nebraska 342 18.16 98.5%
North Dakota 24 3.26 67.0%
Ohio 1,311 11.31 99.3%
South Dakota 18 2.07 54.4%
Wisconsin 536 9.3 99.0%
West State Statistics Last-Names KAY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 111 15.13 95.0% Arizona 1,142 16.97 99.4% California 5,759 14.84 99.8% Colorado 608 11.35 99.0% Hawaii 223 15.69 98.1% Idaho 265 16.24 97.8% Montana 110 10.73 95.9% Nevada 532 18.74 99.1% New Mexico 187 8.97 96.4% Oregon 563 14.17 98.9% Utah 1,068 36.3 99.1% Washington 1,075 15.23 99.5% Wyoming 56 9.58 90.8%

West States
State stats for the first name KAY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 111 15.13 95.0%
Arizona 1,142 16.97 99.4%
California 5,759 14.84 99.8%
Colorado 608 11.35 99.0%
Hawaii 223 15.69 98.1%
Idaho 265 16.24 97.8%
Montana 110 10.73 95.9%
Nevada 532 18.74 99.1%
New Mexico 187 8.97 96.4%
Oregon 563 14.17 98.9%
Utah 1,068 36.3 99.1%
Washington 1,075 15.23 99.5%
Wyoming 56 9.58 90.8%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names KAY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 466 12.96 99.0% Maine 112 8.42 92.3% Massachusetts 693 10.28 98.6% New Hampshire 206 15.49 97.1% New Jersey 1,178 13.18 99.4% New York 2,381 12.06 99.7% Pennsylvania 1,342 10.49 99.4% Rhode Island 118 11.23 95.2% Vermont 51 8.13 92.9%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name KAY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 466 12.96 99.0%
Maine 112 8.42 92.3%
Massachusetts 693 10.28 98.6%
New Hampshire 206 15.49 97.1%
New Jersey 1,178 13.18 99.4%
New York 2,381 12.06 99.7%
Pennsylvania 1,342 10.49 99.4%
Rhode Island 118 11.23 95.2%
Vermont 51 8.13 92.9%
South State Statistics Last-Names KAY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 718 14.81 98.0% Arkansas 211 7.13 95.2% Delaware 100 10.64 97.3% Dist. of Columbia 117 17.69 96.7% Florida 2,763 13.89 99.8% Georgia 1,438 14.24 99.2% Kentucky 259 5.87 95.2% Louisiana 717 15.42 98.2% Maryland 623 10.43 99.0% Mississippi 239 7.99 94.6% North Carolina 1,088 10.94 99.0% Oklahoma 506 13.04 98.0% South Carolina 1,875 38.8 99.5% Tennessee 537 8.2 97.8% Texas 3,283 12.18 99.5% Virginia 1,362 16.35 99.4% West Virginia 282 15.23 95.8%

South States
State stats for the first name KAY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 718 14.81 98.0%
Arkansas 211 7.13 95.2%
Delaware 100 10.64 97.3%
Dist. of Columbia 117 17.69 96.7%
Florida 2,763 13.89 99.8%
Georgia 1,438 14.24 99.2%
Kentucky 259 5.87 95.2%
Louisiana 717 15.42 98.2%
Maryland 623 10.43 99.0%
Mississippi 239 7.99 94.6%
North Carolina 1,088 10.94 99.0%
Oklahoma 506 13.04 98.0%
South Carolina 1,875 38.8 99.5%
Tennessee 537 8.2 97.8%
Texas 3,283 12.18 99.5%
Virginia 1,362 16.35 99.4%
West Virginia 282 15.23 95.8%
 

Full Names with KAY as a Last Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is David KAY. 2.05% of all the people named KAY have this given name.

There are 1818 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name KAY

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 David KAY 2.05%
2 James KAY 1.93%
3 John KAY 1.89%
4 Robert KAY 1.85%
5 Michael KAY 1.34%
6 William KAY 1.32%
7 Richard KAY 1.29%
8 Mary KAY 1.04%
9 Barbara KAY 0.82%
10 Thomas KAY 0.82%
11 Linda KAY 0.76%
12 Charles KAY 0.73%
13 Jennifer KAY 0.66%
14 Karen KAY 0.65%
15 Susan KAY 0.65%
16 Daniel KAY 0.64%
17 Donald KAY 0.64%
18 Joseph KAY 0.59%
19 Jeffrey KAY 0.58%
20 Patricia KAY 0.58%