Last Name MOON

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • MOON is ranked as the 566th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 64,375.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 20.19 people named MOON for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 92% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named MOON is 49,666, the rank is 748 and the proportion per 100k Americans named MOON is 15.59.

Last Names MOON
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 64,375 +/-1.4%
  • National Rank 566
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 20.2

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 49,666
  • National Rank 748
  • Proportion/100k 15.59

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name MOON is 70.4% White, 1.5% Hispanic origin, 10.3% Black, 14.8% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.9% Two or More Races, and 1.1% 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 MOON have a higher likelyhood of being American Indian or Alaskan Native or Asian or Pacific Islander and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 70.4% 63.9% 6.5%
Hispanic origin 1.5% 16.3% -14.8%
Black 10.3% 12.3% -2.0%
Asian or Pacific Islander 14.8% 4.9% 9.9%
Two or more races 1.9% 1.8% 0.1%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 1.1% 0.7% 0.4%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named MOON is California where 8,334 people have this name.
  • Georgia is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named MOON, as 59.2 in every 100,000 Georgians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • Georgia 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 3 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is New Hampshire (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 MOON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 1,595 12.38 99.6% Indiana 1,478 22.41 99.5% Iowa 816 26.28 99.5% Kansas 696 23.97 99.1% Michigan 2,131 21.5 99.8% Minnesota 704 12.89 99.3% Missouri 253 8.44 94.8% Nebraska 283 15.02 98.2% North Dakota 72 9.79 90.8% Ohio 2,003 17.27 99.6% South Dakota 71 8.29 90.2% Wisconsin 810 14.07 99.4%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name MOON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 1,595 12.38 99.6%
Indiana 1,478 22.41 99.5%
Iowa 816 26.28 99.5%
Kansas 696 23.97 99.1%
Michigan 2,131 21.5 99.8%
Minnesota 704 12.89 99.3%
Missouri 253 8.44 94.8%
Nebraska 283 15.02 98.2%
North Dakota 72 9.79 90.8%
Ohio 2,003 17.27 99.6%
South Dakota 71 8.29 90.2%
Wisconsin 810 14.07 99.4%
West State Statistics Last-Names MOON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 143 19.46 96.4% Arizona 956 14.2 99.3% California 8,334 21.48 99.8% Colorado 1,114 20.8 99.5% Hawaii 337 23.75 98.8% Idaho 664 40.6 99.2% Montana 243 23.76 98.5% Nevada 468 16.47 99.0% New Mexico 355 17 98.1% Oregon 994 25.03 99.5% Utah 1,400 47.56 99.4% Washington 1,941 27.48 99.7% Wyoming 196 33.52 98.1%

West States
State stats for the first name MOON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 143 19.46 96.4%
Arizona 956 14.2 99.3%
California 8,334 21.48 99.8%
Colorado 1,114 20.8 99.5%
Hawaii 337 23.75 98.8%
Idaho 664 40.6 99.2%
Montana 243 23.76 98.5%
Nevada 468 16.47 99.0%
New Mexico 355 17 98.1%
Oregon 994 25.03 99.5%
Utah 1,400 47.56 99.4%
Washington 1,941 27.48 99.7%
Wyoming 196 33.52 98.1%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names MOON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 302 8.4 98.3% Maine 143 10.72 93.8% Massachusetts 718 10.64 98.7% New Hampshire 103 7.75 94.1% New Jersey 865 9.68 99.2% New York 2,803 14.19 99.7% Pennsylvania 1,746 13.65 99.6% Rhode Island 109 10.37 94.9% Vermont 59 9.38 93.7%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name MOON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 302 8.4 98.3%
Maine 143 10.72 93.8%
Massachusetts 718 10.64 98.7%
New Hampshire 103 7.75 94.1%
New Jersey 865 9.68 99.2%
New York 2,803 14.19 99.7%
Pennsylvania 1,746 13.65 99.6%
Rhode Island 109 10.37 94.9%
Vermont 59 9.38 93.7%
South State Statistics Last-Names MOON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 2,246 46.31 99.4% Arkansas 692 23.32 98.6% Delaware 146 15.59 98.2% Dist. of Columbia 87 13.26 95.8% Florida 3,301 16.6 99.8% Georgia 5,978 59.2 99.8% Kentucky 590 13.36 97.7% Louisiana 395 8.5 96.8% Maryland 1,041 17.41 99.5% Mississippi 253 8.44 94.8% North Carolina 1,821 18.31 99.4% Oklahoma 1,097 28.29 99.1% South Carolina 1,511 31.27 99.4% Tennessee 1,610 24.59 99.3% Texas 5,991 22.23 99.7% Virginia 2,062 24.77 99.6% West Virginia 182 9.83 93.6%

South States
State stats for the first name MOON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 2,246 46.31 99.4%
Arkansas 692 23.32 98.6%
Delaware 146 15.59 98.2%
Dist. of Columbia 87 13.26 95.8%
Florida 3,301 16.6 99.8%
Georgia 5,978 59.2 99.8%
Kentucky 590 13.36 97.7%
Louisiana 395 8.5 96.8%
Maryland 1,041 17.41 99.5%
Mississippi 253 8.44 94.8%
North Carolina 1,821 18.31 99.4%
Oklahoma 1,097 28.29 99.1%
South Carolina 1,511 31.27 99.4%
Tennessee 1,610 24.59 99.3%
Texas 5,991 22.23 99.7%
Virginia 2,062 24.77 99.6%
West Virginia 182 9.83 93.6%
 

Full Names with MOON as a Last Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is John MOON. 1.54% of all the people named MOON have this given name.

There are 2454 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name MOON

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 John MOON 1.54%
2 James MOON 1.51%
3 David MOON 1.47%
4 Michael MOON 1.32%
5 Robert MOON 1.32%
6 William MOON 1.05%
7 Mary MOON 0.95%
8 Charles MOON 0.92%
9 Richard MOON 0.90%
10 Barbara MOON 0.72%
11 Thomas MOON 0.66%
12 Susan MOON 0.57%
13 Brian MOON 0.54%
14 Linda MOON 0.53%
15 Betty MOON 0.52%
16 Donald MOON 0.50%
17 Patricia MOON 0.50%
18 Young MOON 0.50%
19 Carol MOON 0.48%
20 Joseph MOON 0.48%