Last Name WELL

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • WELL is ranked as the 21437th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 1,481.
  • This name is in the 97th percentile, this means that nearly 2% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 0.46 people named WELL 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 WELL is 1,402, the rank is 20,817 and the proportion per 100k Americans named WELL is 0.44.

Last Names WELL
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 1,481 +/-9.2%
  • National Rank 21,437
  • Percentile Rank 0.98
  • Proportion/100k 0.5

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 1,402
  • National Rank 20,817
  • Proportion/100k 0.44

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name WELL is 78.4% White, 2.4% Hispanic origin, 16.1% Black, 0.9% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.8% Two or More Races, and 0.4% 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 WELL have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 78.4% 63.9% 14.5%
Hispanic origin 2.4% 16.3% -13.9%
Black 16.1% 12.3% 3.8%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.9% 4.9% -4.0%
Two or more races 1.8% 1.8% -0.0%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.4% 0.7% -0.3%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named WELL is California where 194 people have this name.
  • North Dakota is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named WELL, as 5.44 in every 100,000 North Dakotans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 95th, this rank was reached in the states of Illinois.
  • North Dakota 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 1 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is New Jersey (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 250 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names WELL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 161 1.25 95.0% Indiana 33 0.5 79.2% Iowa 7 0.24 49.8% Kansas 28 0.97 75.4% Michigan 36 0.36 82.2% Minnesota 13 0.24 62.0% Missouri 20 0.67 71.9% Nebraska 0 0 0.0% North Dakota 40 5.44 82.6% Ohio 99 0.85 91.1% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 31 0.54 78.8%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name WELL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 161 1.25 95.0%
Indiana 33 0.5 79.2%
Iowa 7 0.24 49.8%
Kansas 28 0.97 75.4%
Michigan 36 0.36 82.2%
Minnesota 13 0.24 62.0%
Missouri 20 0.67 71.9%
Nebraska 0 0 0.0%
North Dakota 40 5.44 82.6%
Ohio 99 0.85 91.1%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 31 0.54 78.8%
West State Statistics Last-Names WELL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 25 0.38 78.5% California 194 0.5 94.9% Colorado 20 0.38 75.2% Hawaii 0 0 0.0% Idaho 16 0.96 66.7% Montana 8 0.77 49.1% Nevada 18 0.65 75.7% New Mexico 30 1.42 81.1% Oregon 37 0.92 83.9% Utah 0 0 0.0% Washington 62 0.87 90.7% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name WELL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 25 0.38 78.5%
California 194 0.5 94.9%
Colorado 20 0.38 75.2%
Hawaii 0 0 0.0%
Idaho 16 0.96 66.7%
Montana 8 0.77 49.1%
Nevada 18 0.65 75.7%
New Mexico 30 1.42 81.1%
Oregon 37 0.92 83.9%
Utah 0 0 0.0%
Washington 62 0.87 90.7%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names WELL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 43 1.2 87.4% Maine 20 1.53 72.9% Massachusetts 24 0.36 69.9% New Hampshire 0 0 0.0% New Jersey 10 0.12 45.2% New York 23 0.12 69.4% Pennsylvania 33 0.26 78.7% Rhode Island 18 1.73 72.0% Vermont 4 0.63 49.7%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name WELL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 43 1.2 87.4%
Maine 20 1.53 72.9%
Massachusetts 24 0.36 69.9%
New Hampshire 0 0 0.0%
New Jersey 10 0.12 45.2%
New York 23 0.12 69.4%
Pennsylvania 33 0.26 78.7%
Rhode Island 18 1.73 72.0%
Vermont 4 0.63 49.7%
South State Statistics Last-Names WELL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 17 0.36 72.4% Arkansas 13 0.43 64.2% Delaware 7 0.76 67.4% Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0% Florida 71 0.35 92.3% Georgia 32 0.31 83.9% Kentucky 19 0.44 70.8% Louisiana 27 0.58 73.0% Maryland 29 0.48 82.8% Mississippi 20 0.67 71.9% North Carolina 45 0.45 89.8% Oklahoma 7 0.18 44.0% South Carolina 37 0.77 86.2% Tennessee 57 0.87 89.1% Texas 111 0.41 92.0% Virginia 13 0.16 68.1% West Virginia 27 1.47 74.0%

South States
State stats for the first name WELL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 17 0.36 72.4%
Arkansas 13 0.43 64.2%
Delaware 7 0.76 67.4%
Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0%
Florida 71 0.35 92.3%
Georgia 32 0.31 83.9%
Kentucky 19 0.44 70.8%
Louisiana 27 0.58 73.0%
Maryland 29 0.48 82.8%
Mississippi 20 0.67 71.9%
North Carolina 45 0.45 89.8%
Oklahoma 7 0.18 44.0%
South Carolina 37 0.77 86.2%
Tennessee 57 0.87 89.1%
Texas 111 0.41 92.0%
Virginia 13 0.16 68.1%
West Virginia 27 1.47 74.0%
 

Full Names with WELL as a Last Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is Robert WELL. 3.76% of all the people named WELL have this given name.

There are 236 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name WELL

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 Robert WELL 3.76%
2 James WELL 3.13%
3 John WELL 1.57%
4 Barbara WELL 1.25%
5 David WELL 1.25%
6 Max WELL 1.25%
7 Michael WELL 1.25%
8 Richard WELL 1.25%
9 Thomas WELL 1.25%
10 William WELL 1.25%
11 Brian WELL 0.94%
12 Henry WELL 0.94%
13 Larry WELL 0.94%
14 Laura WELL 0.94%
15 Mary WELL 0.94%
16 Patricia WELL 0.94%
17 Amy WELL 0.63%
18 Bruce WELL 0.63%
19 Carol WELL 0.63%
20 Cheryl WELL 0.63%