Last Name SAY

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • SAY is ranked as the 11866th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 2,972.
  • This name is in the 98th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 0.93 people named SAY for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 76% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named SAY is 2,517, the rank is 13,112 and the proportion per 100k Americans named SAY is 0.79.

Last Names SAY
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 2,972 +/-6.5%
  • National Rank 11,866
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 0.9

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 2,517
  • National Rank 13,112
  • Proportion/100k 0.79

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name SAY is 51.1% White, 9.5% Hispanic origin, 2.9% Black, 31.0% Asian or Pacific Islander, 4.4% Two or More Races, and 1.1% 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 SAY have a higher likelyhood of being Asian or Pacific Islander and a lower likelyhood of being Black.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 51.1% 63.9% -12.8%
Hispanic origin 9.5% 16.3% -6.8%
Black 2.9% 12.3% -9.4%
Asian or Pacific Islander 31.0% 4.9% 26.1%
Two or more races 4.4% 1.8% 2.6%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 1.1% 0.7% 0.4%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named SAY is California where 707 people have this name.
  • Hawaii is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named SAY, as 9.75 in every 100,000 Hawaiians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 98th, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • Hawaii 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 2 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Georgia (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 129 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names SAY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 31 0.24 75.5% Indiana 22 0.33 71.2% Iowa 20 0.64 70.5% Kansas 49 1.7 84.0% Michigan 22 0.22 72.8% Minnesota 62 1.14 88.6% Missouri 7 0.22 38.7% Nebraska 7 0.35 31.8% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 71 0.62 88.1% South Dakota 9 1.04 35.4% Wisconsin 18 0.31 67.9%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name SAY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 31 0.24 75.5%
Indiana 22 0.33 71.2%
Iowa 20 0.64 70.5%
Kansas 49 1.7 84.0%
Michigan 22 0.22 72.8%
Minnesota 62 1.14 88.6%
Missouri 7 0.22 38.7%
Nebraska 7 0.35 31.8%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 71 0.62 88.1%
South Dakota 9 1.04 35.4%
Wisconsin 18 0.31 67.9%
West State Statistics Last-Names SAY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 48 6.49 86.7% Arizona 34 0.5 82.5% California 707 1.82 98.4% Colorado 27 0.5 79.6% Hawaii 138 9.75 96.8% Idaho 8 0.48 38.4% Montana 16 1.53 65.2% Nevada 9 0.32 46.2% New Mexico 10 0.47 44.2% Oregon 44 1.1 85.9% Utah 58 1.97 85.9% Washington 134 1.9 95.5% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name SAY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 48 6.49 86.7%
Arizona 34 0.5 82.5%
California 707 1.82 98.4%
Colorado 27 0.5 79.6%
Hawaii 138 9.75 96.8%
Idaho 8 0.48 38.4%
Montana 16 1.53 65.2%
Nevada 9 0.32 46.2%
New Mexico 10 0.47 44.2%
Oregon 44 1.1 85.9%
Utah 58 1.97 85.9%
Washington 134 1.9 95.5%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names SAY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 78 2.16 93.0% Maine 31 2.3 78.8% Massachusetts 134 1.98 93.6% New Hampshire 19 1.41 71.6% New Jersey 21 0.23 63.1% New York 230 1.17 96.1% Pennsylvania 278 2.18 97.0% Rhode Island 27 2.59 79.1% Vermont 0 0 0.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name SAY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 78 2.16 93.0%
Maine 31 2.3 78.8%
Massachusetts 134 1.98 93.6%
New Hampshire 19 1.41 71.6%
New Jersey 21 0.23 63.1%
New York 230 1.17 96.1%
Pennsylvania 278 2.18 97.0%
Rhode Island 27 2.59 79.1%
Vermont 0 0 0.0%
South State Statistics Last-Names SAY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 11 0.24 61.8% Arkansas 32 1.08 79.5% Delaware 4 0.38 39.1% Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0% Florida 159 0.8 96.1% Georgia 13 0.13 64.7% Kentucky 19 0.44 69.5% Louisiana 20 0.43 66.1% Maryland 23 0.38 78.5% Mississippi 7 0.22 38.7% North Carolina 35 0.35 87.8% Oklahoma 64 1.65 86.4% South Carolina 0 0 0.0% Tennessee 31 0.47 83.9% Texas 238 0.88 95.6% Virginia 59 0.71 90.0% West Virginia 0 0 0.0%

South States
State stats for the first name SAY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 11 0.24 61.8%
Arkansas 32 1.08 79.5%
Delaware 4 0.38 39.1%
Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0%
Florida 159 0.8 96.1%
Georgia 13 0.13 64.7%
Kentucky 19 0.44 69.5%
Louisiana 20 0.43 66.1%
Maryland 23 0.38 78.5%
Mississippi 7 0.22 38.7%
North Carolina 35 0.35 87.8%
Oklahoma 64 1.65 86.4%
South Carolina 0 0 0.0%
Tennessee 31 0.47 83.9%
Texas 238 0.88 95.6%
Virginia 59 0.71 90.0%
West Virginia 0 0 0.0%
 

Full Names with SAY as a Last Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is Richard SAY. 1.88% of all the people named SAY have this given name.

There are 420 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name SAY

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 Richard SAY 1.88%
2 James SAY 1.56%
3 Michael SAY 1.56%
4 John SAY 1.41%
5 David SAY 0.94%
6 Linda SAY 0.94%
7 Charles SAY 0.78%
8 Deborah SAY 0.78%
9 Jennifer SAY 0.78%
10 Joseph SAY 0.78%
11 Mary SAY 0.78%
12 Robert SAY 0.78%
13 William SAY 0.78%
14 Brian SAY 0.62%
15 Bryan SAY 0.62%
16 Cynthia SAY 0.62%
17 Jason SAY 0.62%
18 Juan SAY 0.62%
19 Larry SAY 0.62%
20 Paul SAY 0.62%