First Name LING

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • LING is ranked as the 2266th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 8,585.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 2.69 people named LING for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is commonly used as either a first or last name. More specifically, it is used as a first name 41% 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 LING is 191.
  • The SSA data also shows that LING is used as a girl's name 95% of the time.

First Names LING
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 8,585 +/-3.8%
  • National Rank 2,266
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 2.7

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 191
  • National Rank 23,796
  • Percentile Rank 74.27%
  • Proportion/100k 0.06

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name LING is 15.4% White, 2.1% Hispanic origin, 2.7% Black, 77.4% Asian or Pacific Islander, 2.3% Two or More Races, and 0.2% 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 LING 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 LING is included in the following name categories:
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • US unisex baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • Chinese surname

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 15.4% 63.9% -48.5%
Hispanic origin 2.1% 16.3% -14.2%
Black 2.7% 12.3% -9.6%
Asian or Pacific Islander 77.4% 4.9% 72.5%
Two or more races 2.3% 1.8% 0.5%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.2% 0.7% -0.5%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named LING is California where 3,491 people have this name.
  • California is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named LING, as 9 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 62 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 13 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names LING State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 210 1.63 94.5% Indiana 60 0.92 88.6% Iowa 30 0.96 87.3% Kansas 42 1.45 82.1% Michigan 116 1.17 95.5% Minnesota 91 1.66 93.7% Missouri 7 0.22 34.9% Nebraska 0 0 0.0% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 115 0.99 92.4% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 26 0.45 86.6%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name LING

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 210 1.63 94.5%
Indiana 60 0.92 88.6%
Iowa 30 0.96 87.3%
Kansas 42 1.45 82.1%
Michigan 116 1.17 95.5%
Minnesota 91 1.66 93.7%
Missouri 7 0.22 34.9%
Nebraska 0 0 0.0%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 115 0.99 92.4%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 26 0.45 86.6%
West State Statistics First-Names LING State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 51 0.75 82.8% California 3,491 9 99.0% Colorado 81 1.51 88.7% Hawaii 48 3.39 86.5% Idaho 8 0.48 33.7% Montana 0 0 0.0% Nevada 83 2.91 87.7% New Mexico 49 2.36 79.9% Oregon 80 2.02 88.0% Utah 41 1.41 79.9% Washington 170 2.41 95.1% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name LING

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 51 0.75 82.8%
California 3,491 9 99.0%
Colorado 81 1.51 88.7%
Hawaii 48 3.39 86.5%
Idaho 8 0.48 33.7%
Montana 0 0 0.0%
Nevada 83 2.91 87.7%
New Mexico 49 2.36 79.9%
Oregon 80 2.02 88.0%
Utah 41 1.41 79.9%
Washington 170 2.41 95.1%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names LING State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 60 1.68 87.5% Maine 20 1.53 65.0% Massachusetts 170 2.52 92.1% New Hampshire 0 0 0.0% New Jersey 177 1.98 92.9% New York 1,269 6.42 98.6% Pennsylvania 218 1.71 95.0% Rhode Island 9 0.86 33.2% Vermont 4 0.63 31.6%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name LING

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 60 1.68 87.5%
Maine 20 1.53 65.0%
Massachusetts 170 2.52 92.1%
New Hampshire 0 0 0.0%
New Jersey 177 1.98 92.9%
New York 1,269 6.42 98.6%
Pennsylvania 218 1.71 95.0%
Rhode Island 9 0.86 33.2%
Vermont 4 0.63 31.6%
South State Statistics First-Names LING State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 46 0.95 86.9% Arkansas 51 1.73 86.1% Delaware 4 0.38 32.7% Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 32.9% Florida 227 1.14 96.5% Georgia 228 2.26 95.4% Kentucky 26 0.59 78.4% Louisiana 13 0.29 65.7% Maryland 149 2.49 94.5% Mississippi 7 0.22 34.9% North Carolina 105 1.06 94.4% Oklahoma 14 0.37 64.3% South Carolina 25 0.51 79.3% Tennessee 67 1.02 90.4% Texas 601 2.23 97.6% Virginia 124 1.49 92.8% West Virginia 0 0 0.0%

South States
State stats for the first name LING

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 46 0.95 86.9%
Arkansas 51 1.73 86.1%
Delaware 4 0.38 32.7%
Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 32.9%
Florida 227 1.14 96.5%
Georgia 228 2.26 95.4%
Kentucky 26 0.59 78.4%
Louisiana 13 0.29 65.7%
Maryland 149 2.49 94.5%
Mississippi 7 0.22 34.9%
North Carolina 105 1.06 94.4%
Oklahoma 14 0.37 64.3%
South Carolina 25 0.51 79.3%
Tennessee 67 1.02 90.4%
Texas 601 2.23 97.6%
Virginia 124 1.49 92.8%
West Virginia 0 0 0.0%
 

Full Names with LING as a First Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is LING Chen. 4.71% of all the people named LING have this family name.

There are 563 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name LING

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 LING Chen 4.71%
2 LING Li 4.11%
3 LING Wang 3.62%
4 LING Lee 3.14%
5 LING Zhang 2.60%
6 LING Lin 2.43%
7 LING Liu 2.22%
8 LING Wong 2.00%
9 LING Wu 2.00%
10 LING Huang 1.73%
11 LING Chan 1.46%
12 LING Chang 1.30%
13 LING Yang 1.30%
14 LING Lu 1.24%
15 LING Yu 1.24%
16 LING Xu 1.19%
17 LING Hsu 1.03%
18 LING Zhou 0.97%
19 LING Ho 0.81%
20 LING Sun 0.81%