Last Name LAU

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • LAU is ranked as the 765th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 48,880.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 15.33 people named LAU 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 LAU is 30,265, the rank is 1,259 and the proportion per 100k Americans named LAU is 9.50.

Last Names LAU
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 48,880 +/-1.6%
  • National Rank 765
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 15.3

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 30,265
  • National Rank 1,259
  • Proportion/100k 9.50

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name LAU is 17.4% White, 2.7% Hispanic origin, 0.2% Black, 76.6% Asian or Pacific Islander, 3.0% 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 LAU 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 LAU is included in the following name categories:
  • Not Categorized

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 17.4% 63.9% -46.5%
Hispanic origin 2.7% 16.3% -13.6%
Black 0.2% 12.3% -12.1%
Asian or Pacific Islander 76.6% 4.9% 71.7%
Two or more races 3.0% 1.8% 1.2%
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 LAU is California where 20,924 people have this name.
  • Hawaii is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named LAU, as 268.89 in every 100,000 Hawaiians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Hawaii.
  • Hawaii 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 West Virginia (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 LAU State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 1,274 9.89 99.4% Indiana 275 4.16 96.6% Iowa 366 11.78 98.5% Kansas 155 5.33 94.8% Michigan 706 7.13 99.2% Minnesota 600 11 99.2% Missouri 27 0.89 74.4% Nebraska 171 9.08 96.5% North Dakota 48 6.52 84.3% Ohio 439 3.79 97.9% South Dakota 106 12.44 94.4% Wisconsin 1,056 18.33 99.6%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name LAU

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 1,274 9.89 99.4%
Indiana 275 4.16 96.6%
Iowa 366 11.78 98.5%
Kansas 155 5.33 94.8%
Michigan 706 7.13 99.2%
Minnesota 600 11 99.2%
Missouri 27 0.89 74.4%
Nebraska 171 9.08 96.5%
North Dakota 48 6.52 84.3%
Ohio 439 3.79 97.9%
South Dakota 106 12.44 94.4%
Wisconsin 1,056 18.33 99.6%
West State Statistics Last-Names LAU State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 96 12.97 93.9% Arizona 609 9.05 98.9% California 20,924 53.92 100.0% Colorado 270 5.04 97.7% Hawaii 3,817 268.89 100.0% Idaho 125 7.64 94.9% Montana 16 1.53 60.4% Nevada 431 15.18 98.9% New Mexico 79 3.78 91.5% Oregon 380 9.57 98.4% Utah 91 3.1 89.8% Washington 1,202 17.02 99.5% Wyoming 19 3.19 64.9%

West States
State stats for the first name LAU

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 96 12.97 93.9%
Arizona 609 9.05 98.9%
California 20,924 53.92 100.0%
Colorado 270 5.04 97.7%
Hawaii 3,817 268.89 100.0%
Idaho 125 7.64 94.9%
Montana 16 1.53 60.4%
Nevada 431 15.18 98.9%
New Mexico 79 3.78 91.5%
Oregon 380 9.57 98.4%
Utah 91 3.1 89.8%
Washington 1,202 17.02 99.5%
Wyoming 19 3.19 64.9%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names LAU State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 268 7.44 98.0% Maine 51 3.83 85.2% Massachusetts 523 7.75 98.2% New Hampshire 75 5.63 92.0% New Jersey 1,084 12.13 99.4% New York 5,836 29.55 99.9% Pennsylvania 1,124 8.79 99.3% Rhode Island 55 5.18 88.8% Vermont 27 4.38 87.8%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name LAU

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 268 7.44 98.0%
Maine 51 3.83 85.2%
Massachusetts 523 7.75 98.2%
New Hampshire 75 5.63 92.0%
New Jersey 1,084 12.13 99.4%
New York 5,836 29.55 99.9%
Pennsylvania 1,124 8.79 99.3%
Rhode Island 55 5.18 88.8%
Vermont 27 4.38 87.8%
South State Statistics Last-Names LAU State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 138 2.84 92.5% Arkansas 96 3.24 90.9% Delaware 39 4.18 93.0% Dist. of Columbia 51 7.74 92.7% Florida 1,571 7.9 99.6% Georgia 399 3.95 97.4% Kentucky 45 1.03 82.3% Louisiana 100 2.16 89.4% Maryland 515 8.61 98.8% Mississippi 27 0.89 74.4% North Carolina 172 1.73 95.9% Oklahoma 264 6.8 96.1% South Carolina 74 1.53 91.3% Tennessee 83 1.26 91.3% Texas 1,695 6.29 99.1% Virginia 452 5.43 98.1% West Virginia 9 0.49 25.3%

South States
State stats for the first name LAU

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 138 2.84 92.5%
Arkansas 96 3.24 90.9%
Delaware 39 4.18 93.0%
Dist. of Columbia 51 7.74 92.7%
Florida 1,571 7.9 99.6%
Georgia 399 3.95 97.4%
Kentucky 45 1.03 82.3%
Louisiana 100 2.16 89.4%
Maryland 515 8.61 98.8%
Mississippi 27 0.89 74.4%
North Carolina 172 1.73 95.9%
Oklahoma 264 6.8 96.1%
South Carolina 74 1.53 91.3%
Tennessee 83 1.26 91.3%
Texas 1,695 6.29 99.1%
Virginia 452 5.43 98.1%
West Virginia 9 0.49 25.3%
 

Full Names with LAU as a Last Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is David LAU. 1.42% of all the people named LAU have this given name.

There are 2420 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name LAU

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 David LAU 1.42%
2 Wai LAU 1.09%
3 Michael LAU 0.85%
4 John LAU 0.76%
5 Richard LAU 0.69%
6 Peter LAU 0.68%
7 James LAU 0.67%
8 William LAU 0.65%
9 Robert LAU 0.58%
10 Wing LAU 0.55%
11 Chi LAU 0.53%
12 Chun LAU 0.53%
13 Linda LAU 0.52%
14 Jennifer LAU 0.51%
15 Kwok LAU 0.51%
16 Kam LAU 0.50%
17 Kenneth LAU 0.49%
18 Steven LAU 0.49%
19 Amy LAU 0.47%
20 Christopher LAU 0.47%