A blog post and interactive map at National Geographic show the distribution of last names in the United States. A very fascinating map, especially that pocket of the Vietnamese last name 'Nguyen' in California.
However, the blog post also states:
"The map's scale matters too. "If we did a map of New York like this," says project member James Cheshire, "the diversity would be phenomenal"—a testament to that city's role as a once-and-present gateway to America."
This is especially true considering Asians and Latinos comprise, respectively, 13% and 29% of New York City's population but are not very well represented and distributed among the American population as a whole.
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