Last Name SIERRA

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • SIERRA is ranked as the 1535th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 25,872.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 8.11 people named SIERRA for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 78% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named SIERRA is 30,934, the rank is 1,227 and the proportion per 100k Americans named SIERRA is 9.71.

Last Names SIERRA
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 25,872 +/-2.2%
  • National Rank 1,535
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 8.1

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 30,934
  • National Rank 1,227
  • Proportion/100k 9.71

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name SIERRA is 8.6% White, 89.0% Hispanic origin, 0.9% Black, 0.5% Asian or Pacific Islander, 0.5% Two or More Races, and 0.5% 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 SIERRA have a higher likelyhood of being Hispanic origin and a lower likelyhood of being White.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 8.6% 63.9% -55.4%
Hispanic origin 89.0% 16.3% 72.7%
Black 0.9% 12.3% -11.4%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.5% 4.9% -4.4%
Two or more races 0.5% 1.8% -1.3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.5% 0.7% -0.2%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named SIERRA is California where 5,550 people have this name.
  • New Mexico is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named SIERRA, as 31.64 in every 100,000 New Mexicans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • New Mexico 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 1 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Minnesota (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 7 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names SIERRA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 773 6 99.0% Indiana 159 2.42 94.3% Iowa 42 1.36 83.6% Kansas 77 2.66 89.5% Michigan 178 1.8 96.2% Minnesota 39 0.71 82.5% Missouri 33 1.11 79.0% Nebraska 53 2.79 85.4% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 181 1.56 95.0% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 91 1.57 92.1%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name SIERRA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 773 6 99.0%
Indiana 159 2.42 94.3%
Iowa 42 1.36 83.6%
Kansas 77 2.66 89.5%
Michigan 178 1.8 96.2%
Minnesota 39 0.71 82.5%
Missouri 33 1.11 79.0%
Nebraska 53 2.79 85.4%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 181 1.56 95.0%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 91 1.57 92.1%
West State Statistics Last-Names SIERRA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 973 14.45 99.3% California 5,550 14.3 99.8% Colorado 554 10.34 98.9% Hawaii 48 3.39 90.4% Idaho 31 1.91 80.0% Montana 8 0.77 41.7% Nevada 284 10.01 98.2% New Mexico 660 31.64 99.0% Oregon 110 2.76 94.2% Utah 174 5.91 94.1% Washington 181 2.56 96.7% Wyoming 19 3.19 70.4%

West States
State stats for the first name SIERRA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 973 14.45 99.3%
California 5,550 14.3 99.8%
Colorado 554 10.34 98.9%
Hawaii 48 3.39 90.4%
Idaho 31 1.91 80.0%
Montana 8 0.77 41.7%
Nevada 284 10.01 98.2%
New Mexico 660 31.64 99.0%
Oregon 110 2.76 94.2%
Utah 174 5.91 94.1%
Washington 181 2.56 96.7%
Wyoming 19 3.19 70.4%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names SIERRA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 380 10.56 98.7% Maine 51 3.83 86.0% Massachusetts 572 8.47 98.4% New Hampshire 19 1.41 72.2% New Jersey 1,293 14.46 99.5% New York 1,058 5.36 99.2% Pennsylvania 382 2.99 97.8% Rhode Island 91 8.64 93.8% Vermont 0 0 0.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name SIERRA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 380 10.56 98.7%
Maine 51 3.83 86.0%
Massachusetts 572 8.47 98.4%
New Hampshire 19 1.41 72.2%
New Jersey 1,293 14.46 99.5%
New York 1,058 5.36 99.2%
Pennsylvania 382 2.99 97.8%
Rhode Island 91 8.64 93.8%
Vermont 0 0 0.0%
South State Statistics Last-Names SIERRA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 80 1.66 89.3% Arkansas 64 2.16 87.6% Delaware 68 7.22 96.1% Dist. of Columbia 15 2.21 78.7% Florida 3,672 18.46 99.8% Georgia 336 3.32 97.1% Kentucky 39 0.88 81.0% Louisiana 154 3.31 92.7% Maryland 183 3.06 96.7% Mississippi 33 1.11 79.0% North Carolina 271 2.73 97.0% Oklahoma 93 2.39 90.1% South Carolina 99 2.04 93.0% Tennessee 77 1.18 91.0% Texas 5,048 18.73 99.7% Virginia 203 2.44 96.2% West Virginia 0 0 0.0%

South States
State stats for the first name SIERRA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 80 1.66 89.3%
Arkansas 64 2.16 87.6%
Delaware 68 7.22 96.1%
Dist. of Columbia 15 2.21 78.7%
Florida 3,672 18.46 99.8%
Georgia 336 3.32 97.1%
Kentucky 39 0.88 81.0%
Louisiana 154 3.31 92.7%
Maryland 183 3.06 96.7%
Mississippi 33 1.11 79.0%
North Carolina 271 2.73 97.0%
Oklahoma 93 2.39 90.1%
South Carolina 99 2.04 93.0%
Tennessee 77 1.18 91.0%
Texas 5,048 18.73 99.7%
Virginia 203 2.44 96.2%
West Virginia 0 0 0.0%
 

Full Names with SIERRA as a Last Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is Maria SIERRA. 3.89% of all the people named SIERRA have this given name.

There are 1489 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name SIERRA

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 Maria SIERRA 3.89%
2 Jose SIERRA 3.09%
3 Juan SIERRA 1.54%
4 Luis SIERRA 1.29%
5 Carmen SIERRA 1.04%
6 Carlos SIERRA 0.97%
7 Jesus SIERRA 0.77%
8 Miguel SIERRA 0.74%
9 Daniel SIERRA 0.72%
10 Jorge SIERRA 0.72%
11 Michael SIERRA 0.63%
12 David SIERRA 0.59%
13 Martha SIERRA 0.59%
14 Francisco SIERRA 0.57%
15 Ana SIERRA 0.56%
16 Antonio SIERRA 0.54%
17 Pedro SIERRA 0.54%
18 Richard SIERRA 0.54%
19 Guadalupe SIERRA 0.52%
20 Rosa SIERRA 0.52%