Last Name WAIT

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • WAIT is ranked as the 6627th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 5,711.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 1.79 people named WAIT for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 100% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named WAIT is 3,377, the rank is 10,327 and the proportion per 100k Americans named WAIT is 1.06.

Last Names WAIT
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 5,711 +/-4.7%
  • National Rank 6,627
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 1.8

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 3,377
  • National Rank 10,327
  • Proportion/100k 1.06

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name WAIT is 94.7% White, 1.8% Hispanic origin, 1.5% Black, 0.7% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.1% Two or More Races, and 0.4% 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 WAIT have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Black.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 94.7% 63.9% 30.8%
Hispanic origin 1.8% 16.3% -14.6%
Black 1.5% 12.3% -10.8%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.7% 4.9% -4.2%
Two or more races 1.1% 1.8% -0.7%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.4% 0.7% -0.4%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named WAIT is California where 669 people have this name.
  • Kansas is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named WAIT, as 5.09 in every 100,000 Kansans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 98th, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • Kansas 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 9 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Alabama (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 30 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names WAIT State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 229 1.78 96.5% Indiana 165 2.5 94.5% Iowa 72 2.32 90.2% Kansas 148 5.09 94.6% Michigan 318 3.21 98.0% Minnesota 210 3.84 97.0% Missouri 27 0.89 76.5% Nebraska 72 3.84 90.0% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 110 0.95 92.0% South Dakota 18 2.07 63.3% Wisconsin 202 3.51 96.8%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name WAIT

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 229 1.78 96.5%
Indiana 165 2.5 94.5%
Iowa 72 2.32 90.2%
Kansas 148 5.09 94.6%
Michigan 318 3.21 98.0%
Minnesota 210 3.84 97.0%
Missouri 27 0.89 76.5%
Nebraska 72 3.84 90.0%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 110 0.95 92.0%
South Dakota 18 2.07 63.3%
Wisconsin 202 3.51 96.8%
West State Statistics Last-Names WAIT State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 195 2.89 96.6% California 669 1.72 98.3% Colorado 216 4.03 97.2% Hawaii 0 0 0.0% Idaho 8 0.48 46.9% Montana 8 0.77 48.4% Nevada 73 2.58 93.2% New Mexico 10 0.47 53.6% Oregon 175 4.42 96.3% Utah 75 2.53 88.4% Washington 141 2 95.8% Wyoming 19 3.19 72.7%

West States
State stats for the first name WAIT

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 195 2.89 96.6%
California 669 1.72 98.3%
Colorado 216 4.03 97.2%
Hawaii 0 0 0.0%
Idaho 8 0.48 46.9%
Montana 8 0.77 48.4%
Nevada 73 2.58 93.2%
New Mexico 10 0.47 53.6%
Oregon 175 4.42 96.3%
Utah 75 2.53 88.4%
Washington 141 2 95.8%
Wyoming 19 3.19 72.7%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names WAIT State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 9 0.24 48.0% Maine 10 0.77 55.0% Massachusetts 24 0.36 69.7% New Hampshire 19 1.41 74.2% New Jersey 42 0.47 82.3% New York 379 1.92 97.6% Pennsylvania 120 0.94 93.4% Rhode Island 9 0.86 52.9% Vermont 4 0.63 49.2%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name WAIT

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 9 0.24 48.0%
Maine 10 0.77 55.0%
Massachusetts 24 0.36 69.7%
New Hampshire 19 1.41 74.2%
New Jersey 42 0.47 82.3%
New York 379 1.92 97.6%
Pennsylvania 120 0.94 93.4%
Rhode Island 9 0.86 52.9%
Vermont 4 0.63 49.2%
South State Statistics Last-Names WAIT State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 11 0.24 64.4% Arkansas 58 1.94 86.7% Delaware 7 0.76 67.2% Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0% Florida 247 1.24 97.4% Georgia 76 0.75 91.4% Kentucky 26 0.59 75.5% Louisiana 27 0.58 72.9% Maryland 29 0.48 82.7% Mississippi 27 0.89 76.5% North Carolina 172 1.73 96.0% Oklahoma 64 1.65 86.6% South Carolina 68 1.4 91.0% Tennessee 36 0.55 85.7% Texas 386 1.43 97.0% Virginia 105 1.26 93.6% West Virginia 18 0.98 65.5%

South States
State stats for the first name WAIT

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 11 0.24 64.4%
Arkansas 58 1.94 86.7%
Delaware 7 0.76 67.2%
Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0%
Florida 247 1.24 97.4%
Georgia 76 0.75 91.4%
Kentucky 26 0.59 75.5%
Louisiana 27 0.58 72.9%
Maryland 29 0.48 82.7%
Mississippi 27 0.89 76.5%
North Carolina 172 1.73 96.0%
Oklahoma 64 1.65 86.6%
South Carolina 68 1.4 91.0%
Tennessee 36 0.55 85.7%
Texas 386 1.43 97.0%
Virginia 105 1.26 93.6%
West Virginia 18 0.98 65.5%
 

Full Names with WAIT as a Last Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is David WAIT. 2.03% of all the people named WAIT have this given name.

There are 593 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name WAIT

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 David WAIT 2.03%
2 Robert WAIT 1.95%
3 John WAIT 1.63%
4 Charles WAIT 1.30%
5 James WAIT 1.30%
6 Mary WAIT 1.30%
7 Susan WAIT 1.30%
8 Ann WAIT 0.98%
9 Donald WAIT 0.98%
10 William WAIT 0.98%
11 Richard WAIT 0.89%
12 Nancy WAIT 0.81%
13 Barbara WAIT 0.73%
14 Gary WAIT 0.73%
15 Kenneth WAIT 0.73%
16 Thomas WAIT 0.73%
17 George WAIT 0.65%
18 Jennifer WAIT 0.65%
19 Michael WAIT 0.65%
20 Sandra WAIT 0.65%