Last Name MEJIA

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • MEJIA is ranked as the 621st most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 59,717.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 18.73 people named MEJIA for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 99% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named MEJIA is 78,561, the rank is 448 and the proportion per 100k Americans named MEJIA is 24.66.

Last Names MEJIA
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 59,717 +/-1.5%
  • National Rank 621
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 18.7

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 78,561
  • National Rank 448
  • Proportion/100k 24.66

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name MEJIA is 4.0% White, 93.2% Hispanic origin, 0.5% Black, 1.4% Asian or Pacific Islander, 0.6% Two or More Races, and 0.3% 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 MEJIA have a higher likelyhood of being Hispanic origin and a lower likelyhood of being White.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 4.0% 63.9% -59.9%
Hispanic origin 93.2% 16.3% 77.0%
Black 0.5% 12.3% -11.8%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.4% 4.9% -3.5%
Two or more races 0.6% 1.8% -1.2%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.3% 0.7% -0.4%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named MEJIA is California where 22,418 people have this name.
  • California is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named MEJIA, as 57.78 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 10 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Vermont (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names MEJIA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 1,713 13.3 99.6% Indiana 313 4.75 97.0% Iowa 102 3.28 93.2% Kansas 176 6.05 95.5% Michigan 239 2.41 97.2% Minnesota 207 3.79 97.0% Missouri 33 1.11 78.4% Nebraska 92 4.89 92.2% North Dakota 8 1.09 26.6% Ohio 159 1.37 94.3% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 215 3.73 97.0%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name MEJIA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 1,713 13.3 99.6%
Indiana 313 4.75 97.0%
Iowa 102 3.28 93.2%
Kansas 176 6.05 95.5%
Michigan 239 2.41 97.2%
Minnesota 207 3.79 97.0%
Missouri 33 1.11 78.4%
Nebraska 92 4.89 92.2%
North Dakota 8 1.09 26.6%
Ohio 159 1.37 94.3%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 215 3.73 97.0%
West State Statistics Last-Names MEJIA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 32 4.32 74.5% Arizona 2,081 30.92 99.7% California 22,418 57.78 100.0% Colorado 513 9.58 98.8% Hawaii 126 8.91 96.5% Idaho 211 12.9 97.2% Montana 24 2.3 74.7% Nevada 1,275 44.9 99.7% New Mexico 158 7.56 95.8% Oregon 263 6.62 97.6% Utah 455 15.48 97.6% Washington 699 9.9 99.2% Wyoming 9 1.6 32.6%

West States
State stats for the first name MEJIA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 32 4.32 74.5%
Arizona 2,081 30.92 99.7%
California 22,418 57.78 100.0%
Colorado 513 9.58 98.8%
Hawaii 126 8.91 96.5%
Idaho 211 12.9 97.2%
Montana 24 2.3 74.7%
Nevada 1,275 44.9 99.7%
New Mexico 158 7.56 95.8%
Oregon 263 6.62 97.6%
Utah 455 15.48 97.6%
Washington 699 9.9 99.2%
Wyoming 9 1.6 32.6%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names MEJIA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 440 12.24 98.9% Maine 10 0.77 34.7% Massachusetts 1,593 23.62 99.5% New Hampshire 103 7.75 94.1% New Jersey 2,241 25.07 99.7% New York 2,529 12.81 99.7% Pennsylvania 611 4.78 98.6% Rhode Island 219 20.73 97.8% Vermont 4 0.63 30.9%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name MEJIA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 440 12.24 98.9%
Maine 10 0.77 34.7%
Massachusetts 1,593 23.62 99.5%
New Hampshire 103 7.75 94.1%
New Jersey 2,241 25.07 99.7%
New York 2,529 12.81 99.7%
Pennsylvania 611 4.78 98.6%
Rhode Island 219 20.73 97.8%
Vermont 4 0.63 30.9%
South State Statistics Last-Names MEJIA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 155 3.2 93.0% Arkansas 128 4.32 92.8% Delaware 57 6.08 95.3% Dist. of Columbia 175 26.53 97.9% Florida 4,843 24.35 99.9% Georgia 1,159 11.48 99.0% Kentucky 65 1.47 86.4% Louisiana 295 6.34 95.8% Maryland 1,332 22.29 99.6% Mississippi 33 1.11 78.4% North Carolina 670 6.74 98.4% Oklahoma 228 5.88 95.5% South Carolina 247 5.11 96.2% Tennessee 304 4.65 96.5% Texas 8,744 32.44 99.8% Virginia 1,434 17.22 99.4% West Virginia 27 1.47 71.3%

South States
State stats for the first name MEJIA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 155 3.2 93.0%
Arkansas 128 4.32 92.8%
Delaware 57 6.08 95.3%
Dist. of Columbia 175 26.53 97.9%
Florida 4,843 24.35 99.9%
Georgia 1,159 11.48 99.0%
Kentucky 65 1.47 86.4%
Louisiana 295 6.34 95.8%
Maryland 1,332 22.29 99.6%
Mississippi 33 1.11 78.4%
North Carolina 670 6.74 98.4%
Oklahoma 228 5.88 95.5%
South Carolina 247 5.11 96.2%
Tennessee 304 4.65 96.5%
Texas 8,744 32.44 99.8%
Virginia 1,434 17.22 99.4%
West Virginia 27 1.47 71.3%
 

Full Names with MEJIA as a Last Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is Maria MEJIA. 4.64% of all the people named MEJIA have this given name.

There are 2312 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name MEJIA

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 Maria MEJIA 4.64%
2 Jose MEJIA 4.35%
3 Juan MEJIA 2.08%
4 Carlos MEJIA 1.55%
5 Luis MEJIA 1.19%
6 Ana MEJIA 0.99%
7 Francisco MEJIA 0.80%
8 Miguel MEJIA 0.79%
9 Rosa MEJIA 0.79%
10 Jorge MEJIA 0.76%
11 Manuel MEJIA 0.74%
12 Martha MEJIA 0.69%
13 Gloria MEJIA 0.68%
14 Jesus MEJIA 0.65%
15 David MEJIA 0.63%
16 Oscar MEJIA 0.58%
17 Mario MEJIA 0.54%
18 Carmen MEJIA 0.53%
19 Pedro MEJIA 0.53%
20 Hector MEJIA 0.51%