WEST is ranked as the 78th most popular family name in the United States with an
estimated population of 276,708.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the last names are more popular.
There are 86.78 people named WEST 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 WEST is
222,559, the rank is 115
and the proportion per 100k Americans named WEST is 69.86.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
WEST is
77.7% White,
1.7% Hispanic origin,
17.8% Black,
0.4% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.6% Two or More Races,
and 0.8% 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 WEST have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name WEST is included in the following name categories:
Not Categorized
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name WEST
The state with the most people named
WEST is
Texas where
26,198 people have this name.
Arkansas is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named WEST, as
173.64 in every 100,000
Arkansans
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
Florida.
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
0 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
Rhode Island
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name WEST
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
8,185
63.55
99.9%
Indiana
6,781
102.79
99.9%
Iowa
2,651
85.32
99.9%
Kansas
2,616
90.08
99.9%
Michigan
8,080
81.53
100.0%
Minnesota
2,853
52.28
99.9%
Missouri
4,933
164.74
99.8%
Nebraska
1,472
78.22
99.8%
North Dakota
314
42.41
98.9%
Ohio
10,457
90.2
100.0%
South Dakota
433
50.79
99.3%
Wisconsin
3,058
53.12
99.9%
West States
State stats for the first name WEST
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
924
125.39
99.7%
Arizona
5,474
81.32
99.9%
California
24,335
62.71
100.0%
Colorado
4,477
83.6
99.9%
Hawaii
566
39.87
99.4%
Idaho
1,523
93.15
99.8%
Montana
1,004
98.1
99.8%
Nevada
2,146
75.59
99.9%
New Mexico
1,822
87.37
99.7%
Oregon
4,062
102.32
99.9%
Utah
3,404
115.66
99.8%
Washington
7,748
109.72
100.0%
Wyoming
690
118.13
99.7%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name WEST
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have WEST 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 WEST.
The most popular full name is James WEST.
2.07% of all the people named WEST
have this given name.
There are 5468 first
names associated with this last name.