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What is the percent distribution of first letters in last names in the US?

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This is based off of 2000 US Census data. It lists the top 1,000 last names in the United States, which comprised of 109,000,000 people.

A 3.42% B 8.09% C 7.52% D 3.6% E 1.41% F 3.24% G 5.71% H 8.06% I 0.14% J 5.02% K 2.13% L 4.11% M 10.48% N 1.65% O 1.39% P 4.83% Q 0.07% R 6.9% S 8.63% T 3.41% U 0.05% V 1.14% W 8.14% X 0% Y 0.67% Z 0.21%

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