Last Name WANG

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • WANG is ranked as the 285th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 118,501.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 37.16 people named WANG for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 99% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named WANG is 79,804, the rank is 438 and the proportion per 100k Americans named WANG is 25.05.

Last Names WANG
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 118,501 +/-1.0%
  • National Rank 285
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 37.2

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 79,804
  • National Rank 438
  • Proportion/100k 25.05

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name WANG is 3.3% White, 0.3% Hispanic origin, 0.2% Black, 94.5% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.7% 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 WANG 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 WANG is included in the following name categories:
  • Not Categorized

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 3.3% 63.9% -60.7%
Hispanic origin 0.3% 16.3% -16.0%
Black 0.2% 12.3% -12.1%
Asian or Pacific Islander 94.5% 4.9% 89.6%
Two or more races 1.7% 1.8% -0.1%
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 WANG is California where 52,673 people have this name.
  • California is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named WANG, as 135.75 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 4 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Mississippi (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 WANG State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 3,165 24.57 99.8% Indiana 654 9.91 98.7% Iowa 217 6.97 97.2% Kansas 288 9.93 97.4% Michigan 1,776 17.93 99.7% Minnesota 1,151 21.09 99.7% Missouri 106 3.55 90.2% Nebraska 191 10.13 97.0% North Dakota 80 10.87 92.3% Ohio 1,289 11.12 99.3% South Dakota 53 6.22 86.9% Wisconsin 781 13.57 99.4%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name WANG

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 3,165 24.57 99.8%
Indiana 654 9.91 98.7%
Iowa 217 6.97 97.2%
Kansas 288 9.93 97.4%
Michigan 1,776 17.93 99.7%
Minnesota 1,151 21.09 99.7%
Missouri 106 3.55 90.2%
Nebraska 191 10.13 97.0%
North Dakota 80 10.87 92.3%
Ohio 1,289 11.12 99.3%
South Dakota 53 6.22 86.9%
Wisconsin 781 13.57 99.4%
West State Statistics Last-Names WANG State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 80 10.81 93.1% Arizona 1,286 19.1 99.5% California 52,673 135.75 100.0% Colorado 831 15.51 99.3% Hawaii 590 41.56 99.5% Idaho 125 7.64 95.1% Montana 78 7.66 94.1% Nevada 990 34.89 99.6% New Mexico 276 13.22 97.5% Oregon 942 23.74 99.4% Utah 439 14.91 97.5% Washington 3,425 48.5 99.9% Wyoming 37 6.39 86.6%

West States
State stats for the first name WANG

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 80 10.81 93.1%
Arizona 1,286 19.1 99.5%
California 52,673 135.75 100.0%
Colorado 831 15.51 99.3%
Hawaii 590 41.56 99.5%
Idaho 125 7.64 95.1%
Montana 78 7.66 94.1%
Nevada 990 34.89 99.6%
New Mexico 276 13.22 97.5%
Oregon 942 23.74 99.4%
Utah 439 14.91 97.5%
Washington 3,425 48.5 99.9%
Wyoming 37 6.39 86.6%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names WANG State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 881 24.49 99.5% Maine 81 6.13 90.4% Massachusetts 2,798 41.47 99.7% New Hampshire 131 9.86 95.5% New Jersey 3,628 40.59 99.9% New York 10,559 53.47 100.0% Pennsylvania 2,356 18.43 99.7% Rhode Island 146 13.82 96.3% Vermont 31 5.01 89.6%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name WANG

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 881 24.49 99.5%
Maine 81 6.13 90.4%
Massachusetts 2,798 41.47 99.7%
New Hampshire 131 9.86 95.5%
New Jersey 3,628 40.59 99.9%
New York 10,559 53.47 100.0%
Pennsylvania 2,356 18.43 99.7%
Rhode Island 146 13.82 96.3%
Vermont 31 5.01 89.6%
South State Statistics Last-Names WANG State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 402 8.29 96.6% Arkansas 135 4.54 93.2% Delaware 274 29.27 99.1% Dist. of Columbia 371 56.37 99.1% Florida 2,601 13.08 99.7% Georgia 2,495 24.71 99.5% Kentucky 246 5.58 95.0% Louisiana 335 7.2 96.3% Maryland 3,219 53.86 99.9% Mississippi 106 3.55 90.2% North Carolina 1,652 16.61 99.3% Oklahoma 249 6.43 95.9% South Carolina 265 5.49 96.5% Tennessee 526 8.04 97.8% Texas 10,009 37.13 99.9% Virginia 2,442 29.33 99.7% West Virginia 155 8.35 92.9%

South States
State stats for the first name WANG

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 402 8.29 96.6%
Arkansas 135 4.54 93.2%
Delaware 274 29.27 99.1%
Dist. of Columbia 371 56.37 99.1%
Florida 2,601 13.08 99.7%
Georgia 2,495 24.71 99.5%
Kentucky 246 5.58 95.0%
Louisiana 335 7.2 96.3%
Maryland 3,219 53.86 99.9%
Mississippi 106 3.55 90.2%
North Carolina 1,652 16.61 99.3%
Oklahoma 249 6.43 95.9%
South Carolina 265 5.49 96.5%
Tennessee 526 8.04 97.8%
Texas 10,009 37.13 99.9%
Virginia 2,442 29.33 99.7%
West Virginia 155 8.35 92.9%
 

Full Names with WANG as a Last Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is Wei WANG. 1.17% of all the people named WANG have this given name.

There are 5415 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name WANG

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 Wei WANG 1.17%
2 David WANG 1.05%
3 Li WANG 0.83%
4 Yu WANG 0.81%
5 James WANG 0.76%
6 Ming WANG 0.71%
7 Jian WANG 0.69%
8 Hui WANG 0.63%
9 Michael WANG 0.61%
10 Hong WANG 0.61%
11 John WANG 0.61%
12 Ying WANG 0.59%
13 Yan WANG 0.58%
14 Mei WANG 0.54%
15 Xiao WANG 0.53%
16 Yi WANG 0.52%
17 Wen WANG 0.51%
18 Jing WANG 0.51%
19 Chen WANG 0.50%
20 Lin WANG 0.47%