KING is ranked as the 22nd most popular family name in the United States with an
estimated population of 649,490.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the last names are more popular.
There are 203.69 people named KING 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 KING is
518,422, the rank is 35
and the proportion per 100k Americans named KING is 162.73.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
KING is
72.8% White,
1.6% Hispanic origin,
22.0% Black,
0.9% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.7% Two or More Races,
and 1.0% 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 KING have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name KING is included in the following name categories:
Not Categorized
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name KING
The state with the most people named
KING is
California where
58,825 people have this name.
Mississippi is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named KING, as
391.88 in every 100,000
Mississippians
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
New York.
Mississippi 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
North Dakota
(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 KING
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
20,179
156.66
100.0%
Indiana
16,606
251.72
100.0%
Iowa
5,227
168.23
100.0%
Kansas
6,202
213.58
100.0%
Michigan
20,351
205.36
100.0%
Minnesota
6,658
122.01
100.0%
Missouri
11,733
391.88
100.0%
Nebraska
2,483
132
99.9%
North Dakota
563
76.12
99.6%
Ohio
25,754
222.13
100.0%
South Dakota
937
109.86
99.8%
Wisconsin
8,148
141.51
100.0%
West States
State stats for the first name KING
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
1,210
164.31
99.9%
Arizona
10,534
156.48
100.0%
California
58,825
151.6
100.0%
Colorado
9,151
170.85
100.0%
Hawaii
1,499
105.6
99.9%
Idaho
3,311
202.54
99.9%
Montana
1,585
154.81
99.9%
Nevada
4,962
174.76
100.0%
New Mexico
4,206
201.66
99.9%
Oregon
9,030
227.45
100.0%
Utah
5,027
170.81
99.9%
Washington
14,185
200.88
100.0%
Wyoming
1,138
194.75
99.9%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name KING
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have KING 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 KING.
The most popular full name is James KING.
1.88% of all the people named KING
have this given name.
There are 9847 first
names associated with this last name.