Last Name WAY

 

National Statistics

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Summary

  • WAY is ranked as the 1724th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 23,151.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 7.26 people named WAY 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 WAY is 16,789, the rank is 2,334 and the proportion per 100k Americans named WAY is 5.27.

Last Names WAY
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 23,151 +/-2.3%
  • National Rank 1,724
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 7.3

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 16,789
  • National Rank 2,334
  • Proportion/100k 5.27
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Race & Ethnicity Stats
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Race and Ethnicity

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Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name WAY is 82.2% White, 1.7% Hispanic origin, 12.6% Black, 1.5% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.3% 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 WAY have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 82.2% 63.9% 18.3%
Hispanic origin 1.7% 16.3% -14.6%
Black 12.6% 12.3% 0.3%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.5% 4.9% -3.4%
Two or more races 1.3% 1.8% -0.5%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.7% 0.7% -0.0%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

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Summary

  • The state with the most people named WAY is California where 2,481 people have this name.
  • South Carolina is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named WAY, as 19.53 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 Michigan.
  • 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 4 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Utah (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 6 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names WAY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 649 5.04 98.8% Indiana 330 5 97.2% Iowa 236 7.61 97.5% Kansas 331 11.38 97.8% Michigan 1,135 11.46 99.5% Minnesota 352 6.45 98.4% Missouri 219 7.33 94.3% Nebraska 217 11.52 97.5% North Dakota 16 2.17 61.6% Ohio 702 6.06 98.7% South Dakota 18 2.07 63.5% Wisconsin 404 7.01 98.6%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name WAY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 649 5.04 98.8%
Indiana 330 5 97.2%
Iowa 236 7.61 97.5%
Kansas 331 11.38 97.8%
Michigan 1,135 11.46 99.5%
Minnesota 352 6.45 98.4%
Missouri 219 7.33 94.3%
Nebraska 217 11.52 97.5%
North Dakota 16 2.17 61.6%
Ohio 702 6.06 98.7%
South Dakota 18 2.07 63.5%
Wisconsin 404 7.01 98.6%
West State Statistics Last-Names WAY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 64 8.65 91.2% Arizona 457 6.79 98.5% California 2,481 6.39 99.5% Colorado 419 7.82 98.6% Hawaii 42 2.97 89.2% Idaho 125 7.64 95.1% Montana 55 5.36 91.1% Nevada 193 6.78 97.4% New Mexico 59 2.83 89.6% Oregon 504 12.7 98.8% Utah 58 1.97 86.1% Washington 594 8.41 99.0% Wyoming 47 7.98 89.7%

West States
State stats for the first name WAY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 64 8.65 91.2%
Arizona 457 6.79 98.5%
California 2,481 6.39 99.5%
Colorado 419 7.82 98.6%
Hawaii 42 2.97 89.2%
Idaho 125 7.64 95.1%
Montana 55 5.36 91.1%
Nevada 193 6.78 97.4%
New Mexico 59 2.83 89.6%
Oregon 504 12.7 98.8%
Utah 58 1.97 86.1%
Washington 594 8.41 99.0%
Wyoming 47 7.98 89.7%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names WAY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 432 12 98.9% Maine 31 2.3 79.8% Massachusetts 292 4.33 96.9% New Hampshire 159 11.97 96.2% New Jersey 563 6.3 98.7% New York 1,479 7.49 99.4% Pennsylvania 1,369 10.71 99.4% Rhode Island 46 4.32 87.6% Vermont 78 12.51 95.3%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name WAY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 432 12 98.9%
Maine 31 2.3 79.8%
Massachusetts 292 4.33 96.9%
New Hampshire 159 11.97 96.2%
New Jersey 563 6.3 98.7%
New York 1,479 7.49 99.4%
Pennsylvania 1,369 10.71 99.4%
Rhode Island 46 4.32 87.6%
Vermont 78 12.51 95.3%
South State Statistics Last-Names WAY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 115 2.37 91.6% Arkansas 167 5.62 94.2% Delaware 82 8.74 96.8% Dist. of Columbia 58 8.84 93.8% Florida 1,283 6.45 99.5% Georgia 880 8.72 98.7% Kentucky 233 5.29 94.8% Louisiana 154 3.31 92.7% Maryland 303 5.07 98.0% Mississippi 219 7.33 94.3% North Carolina 1,021 10.26 98.9% Oklahoma 221 5.7 95.4% South Carolina 944 19.53 98.9% Tennessee 454 6.93 97.5% Texas 1,594 5.91 99.1% Virginia 478 5.74 98.2% West Virginia 91 4.91 89.2%

South States
State stats for the first name WAY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 115 2.37 91.6%
Arkansas 167 5.62 94.2%
Delaware 82 8.74 96.8%
Dist. of Columbia 58 8.84 93.8%
Florida 1,283 6.45 99.5%
Georgia 880 8.72 98.7%
Kentucky 233 5.29 94.8%
Louisiana 154 3.31 92.7%
Maryland 303 5.07 98.0%
Mississippi 219 7.33 94.3%
North Carolina 1,021 10.26 98.9%
Oklahoma 221 5.7 95.4%
South Carolina 944 19.53 98.9%
Tennessee 454 6.93 97.5%
Texas 1,594 5.91 99.1%
Virginia 478 5.74 98.2%
West Virginia 91 4.91 89.2%
 

Full Names with WAY as a Last Name

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Summary

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

The most popular full name is David WAY. 1.97% of all the people named WAY have this given name.

There are 1334 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name WAY

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 David WAY 1.97%
2 John WAY 1.60%
3 Robert WAY 1.60%
4 Michael WAY 1.44%
5 William WAY 1.40%
6 James WAY 1.38%
7 Mary WAY 1.14%
8 Charles WAY 1.12%
9 Donald WAY 0.92%
10 Linda WAY 0.90%
11 Barbara WAY 0.84%
12 Jennifer WAY 0.80%
13 Richard WAY 0.80%
14 Susan WAY 0.74%
15 Patricia WAY 0.70%
16 Thomas WAY 0.68%
17 Stephen WAY 0.66%
18 Douglas WAY 0.62%
19 Carol WAY 0.60%
20 Brian WAY 0.58%

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