Min Forename
35th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 7,958,072 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Myanmar
Min Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | - | 7,157,429 | 1:191 | 10 |
| Myanmar | - | 638,441 | 1:81 | 20 |
| Singapore | 64% | 24,605 | 1:256 | 18 |
| Hong Kong | - | 21,615 | 1:359 | 50 |
| Vietnam | 59% | 13,508 | 1:6,857 | 366 |
| Malaysia | 60% | 12,602 | 1:2,416 | 228 |
| Japan | 100% | 12,089 | 1:10,587 | 1,157 |
| United States | 60% | 11,259 | 1:32,200 | 2,155 |
| Cambodia | 60% | 11,258 | 1:1,445 | 319 |
| India | 56% | 9,907 | 1:122,628 | 14,240 |
| Indonesia | 65% | 9,005 | 1:28,647 | 3,883 |
| Thailand | 70% | 7,400 | 1:9,468 | 1,559 |
| South Korea | 61% | 4,696 | 1:1,181 | 264 |
| Taiwan | 71% | 4,692 | 1:5,066 | 898 |
| Canada | 100% | 4,675 | 1:7,087 | 965 |
| Macau | - | 1,755 | 1:347 | 85 |
| Bangladesh | 73% | 1,375 | 1:115,972 | 7,431 |
| Australia | - | 1,336 | 1:10,223 | 965 |
| Pakistan | 67% | 1,293 | 1:150,315 | 5,662 |
| England | 54% | 868 | 1:64,059 | 2,781 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 641 | 1:48,070 | 5,572 |
| Qatar | 75% | 624 | 1:3,797 | 580 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 572 | 1:36,362 | 4,240 |
| Egypt | 75% | 499 | 1:184,170 | 7,018 |
| France | 56% | 351 | 1:189,374 | 3,154 |
| Mauritius | - | 339 | 1:3,828 | 656 |
| Germany | 70% | 322 | 1:300,242 | 3,905 |
| Brazil | 84% | 311 | 1:688,862 | 20,322 |
| Spain | 61% | 310 | 1:150,097 | 3,557 |
| Italy | 72% | 288 | 1:212,021 | 2,968 |
| Netherlands | 88% | 263 | 1:64,266 | 4,000 |
| Afghanistan | 63% | 258 | 1:126,448 | 3,949 |
| Ivory Coast | 52% | 255 | 1:90,494 | 5,670 |
| Russia | 72% | 221 | 1:652,641 | 6,512 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 185 | 1:56,385 | 3,594 |
| Uzbekistan | - | 175 | 1:175,923 | 4,261 |
| Philippines | 69% | 170 | 1:623,585 | 19,521 |
| New Zealand | - | 169 | 1:26,840 | 1,861 |
| Sweden | 76% | 165 | 1:59,745 | 2,978 |
| Ecuador | - | 150 | 1:118,179 | 2,649 |
| Nepal | - | 144 | 1:197,829 | 8,478 |
| Papua New Guinea | 63% | 120 | 1:67,936 | 6,498 |
| Denmark | - | 114 | 1:49,557 | 1,904 |
| Suriname | - | 99 | 1:5,584 | 1,159 |
| South Africa | 57% | 97 | 1:562,192 | 25,877 |
| Belgium | 69% | 85 | 1:135,177 | 4,014 |
| Chile | 52% | 80 | 1:220,090 | 3,869 |
| Argentina | 62% | 73 | 1:585,935 | 3,996 |
| Norway | 69% | 72 | 1:71,282 | 2,620 |
| Hungary | 98% | 70 | 1:139,882 | 861 |
| Ireland | 100% | 64 | 1:72,555 | 2,060 |
| Switzerland | 55% | 48 | 1:171,114 | 4,270 |
| Portugal | - | 46 | 1:226,323 | 4,580 |
| Mexico | 57% | 40 | 1:3,103,611 | 15,252 |
| Iraq | 75% | 39 | 1:897,894 | 7,740 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 35 | 1:507,053 | 7,397 |
| Burkina Faso | 91% | 34 | 1:540,573 | 18,028 |
| Finland | 55% | 33 | 1:166,157 | 3,083 |
| Scotland | 81% | 31 | 1:172,592 | 3,232 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 31 | 1:230,709 | 14,681 |
| Guam | - | 28 | 1:5,737 | 966 |
| Kuwait | - | 28 | 1:135,188 | 8,745 |
| Austria | 87% | 25 | 1:340,568 | 3,811 |
| Mongolia | 100% | 25 | 1:117,393 | 7,151 |
| Yemen | - | 24 | 1:1,095,698 | 3,218 |
| French Polynesia | - | 22 | 1:12,632 | 1,507 |
| American Samoa | - | 20 | 1:2,792 | 500 |
| Estonia | 100% | 20 | 1:65,769 | 3,350 |
| Mauritania | 69% | 19 | 1:215,539 | 6,208 |
| Costa Rica | 50% | 18 | 1:264,886 | 5,347 |
| Jamaica | - | 18 | 1:160,179 | 5,771 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 16 | 1:115,197 | 1,540 |
| Ethiopia | - | 16 | 1:6,097,508 | 12,067 |
| Israel | 80% | 16 | 1:525,182 | 10,080 |
| Laos | - | 16 | 1:411,678 | 310 |
| Bhutan | 55% | 15 | 1:54,995 | 1,683 |
| Wales | 50% | 15 | 1:206,287 | 3,673 |
| Belarus | 67% | 14 | 1:677,313 | 4,005 |
| Venezuela | 94% | 13 | 1:2,323,223 | 39,208 |
| Belize | 100% | 12 | 1:29,526 | 2,824 |
| Iran | - | 12 | 1:6,541,406 | 22,263 |
| Panama | 71% | 12 | 1:325,546 | 10,471 |
| Kyrgyzstan | - | 10 | 1:597,328 | 17,002 |
| Tunisia | - | 10 | 1:67,690 | 3,091 |
| Angola | - | 9 | 1:2,996,290 | 3,522 |
| Bahrain | - | 9 | 1:149,853 | 3,890 |
| Brunei | 100% | 8 | 1:52,446 | 1,266 |
| Niger | 63% | 8 | 1:2,397,999 | 27,433 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 8 | 1:22,195,545 | 185,172 |
| Peru | 83% | 8 | 1:3,973,932 | 31,495 |
| Zambia | - | 8 | 1:1,981,849 | 20,512 |
| Jordan | 100% | 7 | 1:1,260,968 | 6,027 |
| Algeria | - | 6 | 1:6,362,787 | 10,855 |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | 6 | 1:1,607,157 | 18,833 |
| Benin | - | 6 | 1:1,762,640 | 36,264 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 6 | 1:9,111 | 1,173 |
| Uganda | 50% | 6 | 1:6,826,153 | 53,479 |
| Albania | 80% | 5 | 1:609,314 | 20,025 |
| Honduras | - | 5 | 1:1,763,493 | 15,274 |
| Kenya | - | 5 | 1:9,261,422 | 35,582 |
| Armenia | 50% | 4 | 1:729,688 | 7,125 |
| Cuba | - | 4 | 1:2,876,638 | 6,272 |
| Equatorial Guinea | - | 4 | 1:284,422 | 684 |
| Ghana | - | 4 | 1:6,746,554 | 8,075 |
| Morocco | - | 4 | 1:8,587,159 | 11,086 |
| Oman | - | 4 | 1:1,027,167 | 6,577 |
| Paraguay | 50% | 4 | 1:1,809,201 | 8,869 |
| Poland | 50% | 4 | 1:9,506,778 | 5,827 |
| Rwanda | - | 4 | 1:2,842,858 | 2,668 |
| Swaziland | - | 4 | 1:325,044 | 2,285 |
| Tonga | - | 4 | 1:26,859 | 378 |
| Vanuatu | - | 4 | 1:65,448 | 976 |
| Croatia | 100% | 3 | 1:1,405,692 | 11,430 |
| Czechia | 61% | 3 | 1:3,552,054 | 6,491 |
| Guatemala | - | 3 | 1:5,369,476 | 9,171 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 2 | 1:10,805,252 | 86,897 |
| Colombia | - | 2 | 1:23,889,463 | 63,722 |
| Georgia | - | 2 | 1:1,869,233 | 20,119 |
| Iceland | - | 2 | 1:183,008 | 5,215 |
| Kosovo | - | 2 | 1:930,720 | 16,593 |
| Liberia | - | 2 | 1:2,206,030 | 27,695 |
| Maldives | - | 2 | 1:216,952 | 3,781 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 2 | 1:1,775,150 | 6,781 |
| Romania | - | 2 | 1:10,025,988 | 47,037 |
| Syria | - | 2 | 1:9,653,038 | 7,712 |
| Turkey | 100% | 2 | 1:38,900,854 | 64,839 |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | 1:10,601,404 | 9,299 |
| Bulgaria | - | 1 | 1:6,990,390 | 27,036 |
| Burundi | - | 1 | 1:9,906,559 | 2,558 |
| Central African Republic | - | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,073 |
| Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| Eritrea | - | 1 | 1:4,752,977 | 997 |
| Falkland Islands | - | 1 | 1:3,142 | 392 |
| Haiti | - | 1 | 1:10,726,953 | 41,696 |
| Kiribati | - | 1 | 1:113,394 | 1,211 |
| Lebanon | - | 1 | 1:5,627,571 | 19,299 |
| Lithuania | - | 1 | 1:2,951,882 | 5,377 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| North Macedonia | - | 1 | 1:2,090,757 | 15,787 |
| Malawi | - | 1 | 1:17,112,310 | 24,110 |
| Malta | - | 1 | 1:429,360 | 3,141 |
| Marshall Islands | - | 1 | 1:51,230 | 5,014 |
| Monaco | 100% | 1 | 1:38,466 | 2,379 |
| Namibia | - | 1 | 1:2,404,179 | 16,970 |
| New Caledonia | - | 1 | 1:270,164 | 3,221 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 1 | 1:177,815 | 8,104 |
| Samoa | - | 1 | 1:195,190 | 1,348 |
| Senegal | - | 1 | 1:14,581,356 | 34,505 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 1 | 1:7,088,663 | 1,497 |
| Togo | - | 1 | 1:7,239,239 | 8,047 |
| Transnistria | - | 1 | 1:475,638 | 2,115 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 1 | 1:1,361,419 | 34,512 |
| Uruguay | - | 1 | 1:3,427,637 | 13,958 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 1 | 1:15,423,817 | 113,731 |
The alternate forms: Mín (3) are calculated separately.
Min (1,033,082) may also be a surname.
Min Forename Popularity
Min Demographics
Average Male Min Height
172.57 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 416 (2014)
Average Female Min Height
160.73 cm
Average female height (US):
161.5 cm
Sample size: 56 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mín | 89 | 3 | / |
| Ming | 86 | 5,215,709 | / |
| Mina | 86 | 2,866,506 | / |
| Muin | 86 | 21,191 | / |
| Mien | 86 | 16,265 | / |
| Minn | 86 | 15,640 | / |
| Mint | 86 | 7,515 | / |
| Mind | 86 | 1,431 | / |
| Mion | 86 | 742 | / |
| Mihn | 86 | 141 | / |
| Mmin | 86 | 121 | / |
| Mijn | 86 | 99 | / |
| Minë | 86 | 59 | / |
| Misn | 86 | 41 | / |
| Mimn | 86 | 27 | / |
| Minq | 86 | 7 | / |
| Minù | 86 | 4 | / |
| Hmin | 86 | 3 | / |
| Mgin | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mn | 80 | 2,261 | / |
| Minne | 75 | 1,741 | / |
| Mmina | 75 | 599 | / |
| Minqu | 75 | 463 | / |
| M'Min | 75 | 59 | / |
| Mmuin | 75 | 51 | / |
| 'Mina | 75 | 43 | / |
| Mindh | 75 | 37 | / |
| Minnt | 75 | 32 | / |
| Hmuin | 75 | 29 | / |
| Mingh | 75 | 25 | / |
| Hming | 75 | 17 | / |
| Muinn | 75 | 16 | / |
| Mingg | 75 | 7 | / |
| Mming | 75 | 7 | / |
| Mintt | 75 | 4 | / |
| Minng | 75 | 3 | / |
| Mingc | 75 | 3 | / |
| Mindt | 75 | 3 | / |
| Mingq | 75 | 3 | / |
| Mingk | 75 | 2 | / |
| Misng | 75 | 1 | / |
| Misnt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Minnd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Minzz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ƚmina | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mijnd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mijnn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mindė | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mincc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hmint | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ȝming | 75 | 1 | / |
| Minnn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mingë | 75 | 1 | / |
| Minkg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Minkh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Minkë | 75 | 1 | / |
| Misnn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Men | 67 | 70,594 | / |
| Mim | 67 | 65,607 | / |
| Mingqu | 67 | 3,891 | / |
| Mingue | 67 | 2,900 | / |
| Myn | 67 | 2,003 | / |
| Mne | 67 | 1,072 | / |
| Mnh | 67 | 461 | / |
| Minque | 67 | 125 | / |
| Mhn | 67 | 87 | / |
| Mng | 67 | 42 | / |
| Mnd | 67 | 37 | / |
| Mnt | 67 | 29 | / |
| Hmn | 67 | 26 | / |
| Minova | 67 | 25 | / |
| Mnn | 67 | 23 | / |
| Minowa | 67 | 20 | / |
| Mmn | 67 | 17 | / |
| Mnq | 67 | 8 | / |
| Geemin | 67 | 7 | / |
| Møn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mingne | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mën | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ƈmn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mnì | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mewinw | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'N | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ma-Ihn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Män | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mün | 67 | 1 | / |
Min Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Min in the Russian language | ||
| Мин | min | - |
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Footnotes
- First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Min