Last Name WAH

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • WAH is ranked as the 35574th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 817.
  • This name is in the 95th percentile, this means that nearly 4% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 0.26 people named WAH for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 72% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named WAH is 542, the rank is 43,463 and the proportion per 100k Americans named WAH is 0.17.

Last Names WAH
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 817 +/-12.4%
  • National Rank 35,574
  • Percentile Rank 0.96
  • Proportion/100k 0.3

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 542
  • National Rank 43,463
  • Proportion/100k 0.17

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name WAH is 14.3% White, 5.8% Hispanic origin, 17.3% Black, 48.1% Asian or Pacific Islander, 12.6% Two or More Races, and 1.9% 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 WAH have a higher likelyhood of being Two or More Races and a lower likelyhood of being White.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 14.3% 63.9% -49.6%
Hispanic origin 5.8% 16.3% -10.5%
Black 17.3% 12.3% 5.0%
Asian or Pacific Islander 48.1% 4.9% 43.2%
Two or more races 12.6% 1.8% 10.8%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 1.9% 0.7% 1.2%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named WAH is California where 166 people have this name.
  • Arkansas is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named WAH, as 1.08 in every 100,000 Arkansans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 94th, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • Arkansas 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 36 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Wisconsin (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 310 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names WAH State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 37 0.29 79.7% Indiana 0 0 0.0% Iowa 7 0.24 49.7% Kansas 0 0 0.0% Michigan 5 0.05 36.6% Minnesota 18 0.33 69.1% Missouri 0 0 0.0% Nebraska 7 0.35 39.0% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 0 0 0.0% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 3 0.04 20.9%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name WAH

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 37 0.29 79.7%
Indiana 0 0 0.0%
Iowa 7 0.24 49.7%
Kansas 0 0 0.0%
Michigan 5 0.05 36.6%
Minnesota 18 0.33 69.1%
Missouri 0 0 0.0%
Nebraska 7 0.35 39.0%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 0 0 0.0%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 3 0.04 20.9%
West State Statistics Last-Names WAH State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 34 0.5 83.3% California 166 0.43 94.2% Colorado 14 0.25 65.8% Hawaii 12 0.85 67.9% Idaho 0 0 0.0% Montana 0 0 0.0% Nevada 0 0 0.0% New Mexico 0 0 0.0% Oregon 29 0.74 80.2% Utah 0 0 0.0% Washington 11 0.15 59.9% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name WAH

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 34 0.5 83.3%
California 166 0.43 94.2%
Colorado 14 0.25 65.8%
Hawaii 12 0.85 67.9%
Idaho 0 0 0.0%
Montana 0 0 0.0%
Nevada 0 0 0.0%
New Mexico 0 0 0.0%
Oregon 29 0.74 80.2%
Utah 0 0 0.0%
Washington 11 0.15 59.9%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names WAH State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 9 0.24 48.0% Maine 0 0 0.0% Massachusetts 36 0.54 78.7% New Hampshire 9 0.7 55.1% New Jersey 42 0.47 82.3% New York 74 0.38 88.6% Pennsylvania 82 0.64 90.5% Rhode Island 9 0.86 52.9% Vermont 0 0 0.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name WAH

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 9 0.24 48.0%
Maine 0 0 0.0%
Massachusetts 36 0.54 78.7%
New Hampshire 9 0.7 55.1%
New Jersey 42 0.47 82.3%
New York 74 0.38 88.6%
Pennsylvania 82 0.64 90.5%
Rhode Island 9 0.86 52.9%
Vermont 0 0 0.0%
South State Statistics Last-Names WAH State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 0 0 0.0% Arkansas 32 1.08 80.0% Delaware 4 0.38 47.1% Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0% Florida 29 0.15 83.8% Georgia 38 0.38 85.9% Kentucky 0 0 0.0% Louisiana 0 0 0.0% Maryland 51 0.86 89.5% Mississippi 0 0 0.0% North Carolina 29 0.29 85.9% Oklahoma 0 0 0.0% South Carolina 6 0.13 50.8% Tennessee 10 0.16 66.7% Texas 47 0.17 85.0% Virginia 33 0.39 84.5% West Virginia 0 0 0.0%

South States
State stats for the first name WAH

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 0 0 0.0%
Arkansas 32 1.08 80.0%
Delaware 4 0.38 47.1%
Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0%
Florida 29 0.15 83.8%
Georgia 38 0.38 85.9%
Kentucky 0 0 0.0%
Louisiana 0 0 0.0%
Maryland 51 0.86 89.5%
Mississippi 0 0 0.0%
North Carolina 29 0.29 85.9%
Oklahoma 0 0 0.0%
South Carolina 6 0.13 50.8%
Tennessee 10 0.16 66.7%
Texas 47 0.17 85.0%
Virginia 33 0.39 84.5%
West Virginia 0 0 0.0%
 

Full Names with WAH as a Last Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is Chan WAH. 3.98% of all the people named WAH have this given name.

There are 140 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name WAH

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 Chan WAH 3.98%
2 Mary WAH 2.27%
3 Tom WAH 2.27%
4 David WAH 1.70%
5 Edward WAH 1.70%
6 Elizabeth WAH 1.70%
7 Henry WAH 1.70%
8 Joseph WAH 1.70%
9 Kevin WAH 1.70%
10 Ben WAH 1.14%
11 Charlie WAH 1.14%
12 Eh WAH 1.14%
13 Gregory WAH 1.14%
14 Harold WAH 1.14%
15 Jean WAH 1.14%
16 Joe WAH 1.14%
17 John WAH 1.14%
18 Lam WAH 1.14%
19 Nancy WAH 1.14%
20 Phillip WAH 1.14%

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