First Name BENFORD

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • BENFORD is ranked as the 10723rd most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 743.
  • This name is in the 96th percentile, this means that nearly 4% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 0.23 people named BENFORD for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 82% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named BENFORD is 181.

First Names BENFORD
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 743 +/-13.0%
  • National Rank 10,723
  • Percentile Rank 0.96
  • Proportion/100k 0.2

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 181
  • National Rank 24,483
  • Percentile Rank 73.52%
  • Proportion/100k 0.06

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name BENFORD is 74.5% White, 1.6% Hispanic origin, 20.3% Black, 0.6% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.6% Two or More Races, and 1.4% 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 BENFORD have a higher likelyhood of being American Indian or Alaskan Native or Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name BENFORD is included in the following name categories:
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 74.5% 63.9% 10.6%
Hispanic origin 1.6% 16.3% -14.7%
Black 20.3% 12.3% 8.0%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.6% 4.9% -4.3%
Two or more races 1.6% 1.8% -0.2%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 1.4% 0.7% 0.7%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named BENFORD is Alabama where 98 people have this name.
  • Alabama is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named BENFORD, as 2.01 in every 100,000 Alabamians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 92nd, this rank was reached in the states of North Carolina.
  • Alabama 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 27 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is California (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1,791 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names BENFORD State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 43 0.34 83.9% Indiana 22 0.33 76.4% Iowa 0 0 0.0% Kansas 7 0.24 5.1% Michigan 7 0.07 66.8% Minnesota 3 0.05 4.6% Missouri 47 1.55 85.2% Nebraska 0 0 0.0% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 22 0.19 75.8% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 0 0 0.0%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name BENFORD

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 43 0.34 83.9%
Indiana 22 0.33 76.4%
Iowa 0 0 0.0%
Kansas 7 0.24 5.1%
Michigan 7 0.07 66.8%
Minnesota 3 0.05 4.6%
Missouri 47 1.55 85.2%
Nebraska 0 0 0.0%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 22 0.19 75.8%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 0 0 0.0%
West State Statistics First-Names BENFORD State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 8 0.13 5.8% California 9 0.02 43.0% Colorado 7 0.13 5.7% Hawaii 0 0 0.0% Idaho 8 0.48 5.5% Montana 0 0 0.0% Nevada 9 0.32 5.9% New Mexico 0 0 0.0% Oregon 0 0 0.0% Utah 0 0 0.0% Washington 7 0.1 53.5% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name BENFORD

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 8 0.13 5.8%
California 9 0.02 43.0%
Colorado 7 0.13 5.7%
Hawaii 0 0 0.0%
Idaho 8 0.48 5.5%
Montana 0 0 0.0%
Nevada 9 0.32 5.9%
New Mexico 0 0 0.0%
Oregon 0 0 0.0%
Utah 0 0 0.0%
Washington 7 0.1 53.5%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names BENFORD State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 9 0.24 5.5% Maine 0 0 0.0% Massachusetts 0 0 0.0% New Hampshire 0 0 0.0% New Jersey 0 0 0.0% New York 12 0.06 65.7% Pennsylvania 0 0 0.0% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 0 0 0.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name BENFORD

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 9 0.24 5.5%
Maine 0 0 0.0%
Massachusetts 0 0 0.0%
New Hampshire 0 0 0.0%
New Jersey 0 0 0.0%
New York 12 0.06 65.7%
Pennsylvania 0 0 0.0%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 0 0 0.0%
South State Statistics First-Names BENFORD State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 98 2.01 91.4% Arkansas 19 0.65 70.4% Delaware 0 0 0.0% Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 5.6% Florida 29 0.15 86.0% Georgia 57 0.56 88.1% Kentucky 32 0.73 79.9% Louisiana 27 0.58 77.4% Maryland 17 0.29 72.1% Mississippi 47 1.55 85.2% North Carolina 70 0.71 92.6% Oklahoma 28 0.73 75.9% South Carolina 12 0.26 57.6% Tennessee 46 0.71 87.4% Texas 67 0.25 90.8% Virginia 46 0.55 85.1% West Virginia 9 0.49 6.1%

South States
State stats for the first name BENFORD

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 98 2.01 91.4%
Arkansas 19 0.65 70.4%
Delaware 0 0 0.0%
Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 5.6%
Florida 29 0.15 86.0%
Georgia 57 0.56 88.1%
Kentucky 32 0.73 79.9%
Louisiana 27 0.58 77.4%
Maryland 17 0.29 72.1%
Mississippi 47 1.55 85.2%
North Carolina 70 0.71 92.6%
Oklahoma 28 0.73 75.9%
South Carolina 12 0.26 57.6%
Tennessee 46 0.71 87.4%
Texas 67 0.25 90.8%
Virginia 46 0.55 85.1%
West Virginia 9 0.49 6.1%
 

Full Names with BENFORD as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have BENFORD as a first 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 BENFORD.

The most popular full name is BENFORD Williams. 3.12% of all the people named BENFORD have this family name.

There are 131 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name BENFORD

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 BENFORD Williams 3.12%
2 BENFORD Brown 2.50%
3 BENFORD Walker 2.50%
4 BENFORD Behre 1.88%
5 BENFORD Colley 1.88%
6 BENFORD Johnson 1.88%
7 BENFORD Wolfe 1.88%
8 BENFORD Bennett 1.25%
9 BENFORD Davis 1.25%
10 BENFORD Edwards 1.25%
11 BENFORD Harper 1.25%
12 BENFORD Harris 1.25%
13 BENFORD Hunt 1.25%
14 BENFORD Jones 1.25%
15 BENFORD Larson 1.25%
16 BENFORD Lucas 1.25%
17 BENFORD Melvin 1.25%
18 BENFORD Turner 1.25%
19 BENFORD Andre 0.62%
20 BENFORD Ashmore 0.62%

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