Last Name WESS

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • WESS is ranked as the 20020th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 1,607.
  • This name is in the 97th percentile, this means that nearly 2% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 0.5 people named WESS for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 75% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named WESS is 1,593, the rank is 18,836 and the proportion per 100k Americans named WESS is 0.50.

Last Names WESS
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 1,607 +/-8.8%
  • National Rank 20,020
  • Percentile Rank 0.98
  • Proportion/100k 0.5

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 1,593
  • National Rank 18,836
  • Proportion/100k 0.50

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name WESS is 76.8% White, 1.6% Hispanic origin, 18.6% Black, 0.4% Asian or Pacific Islander, 2.0% 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 WESS have a higher likelyhood of being Black or White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 76.8% 63.9% 12.9%
Hispanic origin 1.6% 16.3% -14.7%
Black 18.6% 12.3% 6.3%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.4% 4.9% -4.5%
Two or more races 2.0% 1.8% 0.2%
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 WESS is Ohio where 230 people have this name.
  • South Dakota is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named WESS, as 2.07 in every 100,000 South Dakotans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 96th, this rank was reached in the states of Ohio.
  • South 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 6 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Virginia (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 211 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names WESS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 62 0.48 87.2% Indiana 16 0.25 66.5% Iowa 25 0.8 75.2% Kansas 0 0 0.0% Michigan 53 0.54 87.4% Minnesota 31 0.57 79.1% Missouri 53 1.78 84.7% Nebraska 0 0 0.0% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 230 1.99 96.0% South Dakota 18 2.07 63.7% Wisconsin 34 0.58 80.1%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name WESS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 62 0.48 87.2%
Indiana 16 0.25 66.5%
Iowa 25 0.8 75.2%
Kansas 0 0 0.0%
Michigan 53 0.54 87.4%
Minnesota 31 0.57 79.1%
Missouri 53 1.78 84.7%
Nebraska 0 0 0.0%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 230 1.99 96.0%
South Dakota 18 2.07 63.7%
Wisconsin 34 0.58 80.1%
West State Statistics Last-Names WESS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 25 0.38 78.5% California 123 0.32 92.5% Colorado 20 0.38 75.2% Hawaii 0 0 0.0% Idaho 0 0 0.0% Montana 0 0 0.0% Nevada 28 0.97 83.2% New Mexico 20 0.94 73.1% Oregon 37 0.92 83.9% Utah 0 0 0.0% Washington 11 0.15 60.0% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name WESS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 25 0.38 78.5%
California 123 0.32 92.5%
Colorado 20 0.38 75.2%
Hawaii 0 0 0.0%
Idaho 0 0 0.0%
Montana 0 0 0.0%
Nevada 28 0.97 83.2%
New Mexico 20 0.94 73.1%
Oregon 37 0.92 83.9%
Utah 0 0 0.0%
Washington 11 0.15 60.0%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names WESS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 17 0.48 69.2% Maine 0 0 0.0% Massachusetts 12 0.18 50.7% New Hampshire 0 0 0.0% New Jersey 31 0.35 76.7% New York 109 0.55 92.0% Pennsylvania 191 1.49 95.7% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 0 0 0.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name WESS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 17 0.48 69.2%
Maine 0 0 0.0%
Massachusetts 12 0.18 50.7%
New Hampshire 0 0 0.0%
New Jersey 31 0.35 76.7%
New York 109 0.55 92.0%
Pennsylvania 191 1.49 95.7%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 0 0 0.0%
South State Statistics Last-Names WESS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 11 0.24 64.6% Arkansas 45 1.51 84.2% Delaware 0 0 0.0% Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 64.7% Florida 88 0.44 93.6% Georgia 19 0.19 76.4% Kentucky 32 0.73 78.9% Louisiana 13 0.29 58.9% Maryland 97 1.63 94.1% Mississippi 53 1.78 84.7% North Carolina 35 0.35 87.9% Oklahoma 7 0.18 44.1% South Carolina 19 0.38 77.5% Tennessee 15 0.24 74.9% Texas 67 0.25 88.4% Virginia 7 0.08 48.8% West Virginia 0 0 0.0%

South States
State stats for the first name WESS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 11 0.24 64.6%
Arkansas 45 1.51 84.2%
Delaware 0 0 0.0%
Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 64.7%
Florida 88 0.44 93.6%
Georgia 19 0.19 76.4%
Kentucky 32 0.73 78.9%
Louisiana 13 0.29 58.9%
Maryland 97 1.63 94.1%
Mississippi 53 1.78 84.7%
North Carolina 35 0.35 87.9%
Oklahoma 7 0.18 44.1%
South Carolina 19 0.38 77.5%
Tennessee 15 0.24 74.9%
Texas 67 0.25 88.4%
Virginia 7 0.08 48.8%
West Virginia 0 0 0.0%
 

Full Names with WESS as a Last Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is David WESS. 2.89% of all the people named WESS have this given name.

There are 221 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name WESS

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 David WESS 2.89%
2 Michael WESS 2.60%
3 Robert WESS 2.02%
4 Karen WESS 1.73%
5 Daniel WESS 1.45%
6 Mary WESS 1.45%
7 Raymond WESS 1.45%
8 John WESS 1.16%
9 Sandra WESS 1.16%
10 Steven WESS 1.16%
11 William WESS 1.16%
12 Barbara WESS 0.87%
13 Charles WESS 0.87%
14 Donald WESS 0.87%
15 Donna WESS 0.87%
16 Howard WESS 0.87%
17 James WESS 0.87%
18 Jason WESS 0.87%
19 Lisa WESS 0.87%
20 Michelle WESS 0.87%