Ming Forename
65th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 5,215,709 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Hong Kong
Ming Forename User-submission:
The name Ming comes from the origins root word 明 (míng), which means 'bright' or 'clear'. Variants of the name include Minghui or Mingyu.
Ming Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | - | 4,948,664 | 1:276 | 16 |
| Hong Kong | - | 160,958 | 1:48 | 9 |
| Malaysia | 69% | 22,164 | 1:1,374 | 119 |
| Singapore | 69% | 21,659 | 1:290 | 21 |
| United States | 62% | 20,020 | 1:18,109 | 1,544 |
| Thailand | 77% | 7,278 | 1:9,627 | 1,584 |
| Canada | 85% | 7,107 | 1:4,662 | 732 |
| Taiwan | 90% | 6,360 | 1:3,737 | 600 |
| Macau | - | 5,265 | 1:116 | 23 |
| Myanmar | - | 2,625 | 1:19,790 | 493 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 1,836 | 1:140,503 | 14,744 |
| Afghanistan | 89% | 1,201 | 1:27,164 | 1,768 |
| England | 52% | 1,043 | 1:53,311 | 2,472 |
| Australia | - | 860 | 1:15,881 | 1,225 |
| Tonga | - | 830 | 1:129 | 24 |
| Cambodia | 61% | 725 | 1:22,446 | 1,959 |
| Vietnam | 77% | 723 | 1:128,109 | 1,068 |
| Samoa | - | 639 | 1:305 | 72 |
| New Zealand | - | 520 | 1:8,723 | 977 |
| France | 65% | 495 | 1:134,284 | 2,603 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 466 | 1:66,121 | 7,124 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 395 | 1:26,408 | 2,239 |
| Netherlands | 54% | 375 | 1:45,072 | 3,202 |
| Mauritius | - | 254 | 1:5,109 | 812 |
| Suriname | - | 247 | 1:2,238 | 528 |
| India | 57% | 227 | 1:5,351,885 | 199,943 |
| South Africa | 68% | 227 | 1:240,232 | 14,589 |
| Philippines | 50% | 223 | 1:475,379 | 16,138 |
| Spain | 72% | 205 | 1:226,975 | 4,349 |
| Germany | 71% | 193 | 1:500,922 | 5,290 |
| Ecuador | - | 175 | 1:101,297 | 2,471 |
| Argentina | 71% | 168 | 1:254,603 | 2,738 |
| Japan | - | 158 | 1:810,038 | 13,777 |
| Brazil | 74% | 149 | 1:1,437,827 | 33,626 |
| Ireland | 64% | 126 | 1:36,853 | 1,379 |
| Sweden | 55% | 124 | 1:79,499 | 3,655 |
| Venezuela | 82% | 64 | 1:471,905 | 12,907 |
| Scotland | 73% | 62 | 1:86,296 | 2,154 |
| Qatar | 61% | 56 | 1:42,314 | 5,522 |
| Belgium | 71% | 49 | 1:234,491 | 5,334 |
| Switzerland | 59% | 47 | 1:174,755 | 4,319 |
| Norway | 70% | 42 | 1:122,198 | 3,685 |
| Chile | 81% | 36 | 1:489,089 | 6,007 |
| Papua New Guinea | 70% | 36 | 1:226,453 | 19,035 |
| American Samoa | - | 34 | 1:1,642 | 233 |
| Belize | 64% | 34 | 1:10,421 | 1,550 |
| Denmark | - | 34 | 1:166,162 | 3,974 |
| Russia | 75% | 34 | 1:4,242,168 | 21,891 |
| Paraguay | 80% | 33 | 1:219,297 | 3,408 |
| Hungary | 95% | 31 | 1:315,864 | 1,393 |
| Panama | 67% | 29 | 1:134,709 | 5,994 |
| Portugal | - | 28 | 1:371,817 | 6,212 |
| South Korea | - | 27 | 1:205,349 | 7,745 |
| Peru | 67% | 25 | 1:1,271,658 | 15,483 |
| Guam | - | 24 | 1:6,694 | 1,054 |
| Italy | 62% | 24 | 1:2,544,254 | 16,267 |
| Honduras | 82% | 20 | 1:440,873 | 7,120 |
| Mexico | 59% | 20 | 1:6,207,221 | 22,824 |
| Finland | 69% | 17 | 1:322,540 | 4,487 |
| Jamaica | - | 17 | 1:169,602 | 6,000 |
| Wales | 56% | 15 | 1:206,287 | 3,673 |
| Costa Rica | 70% | 14 | 1:340,568 | 6,089 |
| Austria | 100% | 12 | 1:709,517 | 5,762 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 12 | 1:595,999 | 19,549 |
| Angola | - | 9 | 1:2,996,290 | 3,522 |
| Luxembourg | 67% | 9 | 1:62,672 | 2,160 |
| Uruguay | - | 9 | 1:380,849 | 5,148 |
| Bermuda | - | 6 | 1:10,804 | 1,174 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 5 | 1:3,675,894 | 52,713 |
| Egypt | 100% | 4 | 1:22,975,236 | 27,891 |
| Ethiopia | - | 4 | 1:24,390,033 | 19,296 |
| Fiji | - | 4 | 1:223,094 | 2,508 |
| Iraq | - | 4 | 1:8,754,465 | 16,071 |
| Nepal | - | 4 | 1:7,121,838 | 62,014 |
| Nigeria | - | 4 | 1:44,391,090 | 271,718 |
| Tajikistan | - | 4 | 1:2,093,730 | 5,016 |
| Croatia | 67% | 3 | 1:1,405,692 | 11,430 |
| Kenya | - | 3 | 1:15,435,703 | 51,312 |
| Serbia | - | 3 | 1:2,381,907 | 7,319 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 3 | 1:453,806 | 18,410 |
| Zambia | - | 3 | 1:5,284,931 | 37,895 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | 1:921,573 | 3,058 |
| Greece | 50% | 2 | 1:5,467,274 | 17,678 |
| Israel | 67% | 2 | 1:4,201,459 | 30,777 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 2 | 1:11,537,966 | 95,271 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 2 | 1:8,873,422 | 35,327 |
| Lithuania | - | 2 | 1:1,475,941 | 3,949 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 2 | 1:97,178,840 | 228,758 |
| Turkey | 100% | 2 | 1:38,900,854 | 64,839 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 2 | 1:54,874 | 3,819 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 1 | 1:99,395 | 3,544 |
| Armenia | - | 1 | 1:2,918,753 | 14,910 |
| Azerbaijan | - | 1 | 1:9,642,944 | 42,290 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| Bangladesh | - | 1 | 1:159,461,366 | 36,167 |
| Belarus | 100% | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| Benin | - | 1 | 1:10,575,843 | 90,010 |
| Bhutan | 100% | 1 | 1:824,928 | 6,865 |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | 1:10,601,404 | 9,299 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | - | 1 | 1:3,524,458 | 8,651 |
| Brunei | - | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Cameroon | - | 1 | 1:21,610,503 | 119,836 |
| Chad | - | 1 | 1:13,598,398 | 15,363 |
| Colombia | - | 1 | 1:47,778,926 | 95,497 |
| Comoros | - | 1 | 1:761,339 | 901 |
| Congo | - | 1 | 1:5,009,205 | 37,978 |
| Cook Islands | - | 1 | 1:18,153 | 1,349 |
| Cuba | - | 1 | 1:11,506,552 | 13,531 |
| Curaçao | - | 1 | 1:155,803 | 1,239 |
| Cyprus | 100% | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| Czechia | 100% | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Djibouti | - | 1 | 1:915,664 | 2,132 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 1 | 1:73,827,605 | 146,761 |
| El Salvador | - | 1 | 1:6,341,786 | 16,428 |
| Estonia | - | 1 | 1:1,315,380 | 8,883 |
| Georgia | 100% | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Guyana | - | 1 | 1:763,262 | 24,238 |
| Iran | - | 1 | 1:78,496,868 | 65,150 |
| Jersey | - | 1 | 1:99,980 | 2,122 |
| Jordan | - | 1 | 1:8,826,774 | 11,126 |
| Kuwait | - | 1 | 1:3,785,264 | 15,388 |
| Laos | - | 1 | 1:6,586,856 | 1,888 |
| Latvia | - | 1 | 1:2,015,645 | 6,531 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 1 | 1:5,627,571 | 19,299 |
| Madagascar | - | 1 | 1:23,629,408 | 6,628 |
| Maldives | - | 1 | 1:433,903 | 5,827 |
| Morocco | - | 1 | 1:34,348,636 | 18,260 |
| Mozambique | - | 1 | 1:27,243,357 | 5,091 |
| Nauru | - | 1 | 1:11,927 | 903 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 1 | 1:6,018,336 | 34,175 |
| Niger | - | 1 | 1:19,183,994 | 77,442 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 1 | 1:54,668 | 1,803 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 1 | 1:3,550,301 | 10,040 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 100% | 1 | 1:191,997 | 5,295 |
| Seychelles | - | 1 | 1:92,670 | 1,891 |
| South Sudan | 100% | 1 | 1:11,551,019 | 3,224 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Togo | - | 1 | 1:7,239,239 | 8,047 |
Ming (396,022) may also be a surname.
Ming Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The name Ming comes from the origins root word 明 (míng), which means 'bright' or 'clear'. Variants of the name include Minghui or Mingyu.
- syedhumaid109The name Ming comes from the Chinese root word 明 (míng), meaning 'bright' or 'clear'. Variants of the name include Mingyu or Minghui.
- syedhumaid109Ming Forename Popularity
Ming Demographics
Ming Political Affiliation
in United States
Sample size: 4,875 (2014)
United States
Average
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muing | 89 | 691 | / |
| Mieng | 89 | 349 | / |
| Miong | 89 | 98 | / |
| Mingh | 89 | 25 | / |
| Mings | 89 | 20 | / |
| Hming | 89 | 17 | / |
| Mming | 89 | 7 | / |
| Mingg | 89 | 7 | / |
| Mingq | 89 | 3 | / |
| Mingc | 89 | 3 | / |
| Mingp | 89 | 3 | / |
| Minng | 89 | 3 | / |
| Mingk | 89 | 2 | / |
| Misng | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mingt | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mingx | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ȝming | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mingë | 89 | 1 | / |
| Minkg | 89 | 1 | / |
| Min | 86 | 7,958,072 | / |
| Mng | 86 | 42 | / |
| Mingke | 80 | 36,563 | / |
| Mingqu | 80 | 3,891 | / |
| Mingue | 80 | 2,900 | / |
| Hmuing | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mingne | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mingch | 80 | 1 | / |
| M'Uing | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ming-Y | 80 | 1 | / |
| Minggt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mina | 75 | 2,866,506 | / |
| Meng | 75 | 1,880,194 | / |
| Muin | 75 | 21,191 | / |
| Mien | 75 | 16,265 | / |
| Minn | 75 | 15,640 | / |
| Mint | 75 | 7,515 | / |
| Mind | 75 | 1,431 | / |
| Mink | 75 | 814 | / |
| Mion | 75 | 742 | / |
| Mihn | 75 | 141 | / |
| Mmin | 75 | 121 | / |
| Mijn | 75 | 99 | / |
| Myng | 75 | 79 | / |
| Minë | 75 | 59 | / |
| Minx | 75 | 53 | / |
| Misn | 75 | 41 | / |
| Mimn | 75 | 27 | / |
| Minc | 75 | 15 | / |
| Mngh | 75 | 13 | / |
| Mimg | 75 | 11 | / |
| Minq | 75 | 7 | / |
| Mèng | 75 | 4 | / |
| Méng | 75 | 4 | / |
| Minù | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mhng | 75 | 4 | / |
| Hmin | 75 | 3 | / |
| M'Ng | 75 | 3 | / |
| Mnng | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mộng | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mngt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mgin | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mnyg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mngk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mngs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mmng | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mingque | 73 | 1,623 | / |
| Geeming | 73 | 9 | / |
| Mm'ming | 73 | 1 | / |
| Moeng | 67 | 17,660 | / |
| Myong | 67 | 6,138 | / |
| Minke | 67 | 3,888 | / |
| Mn | 67 | 2,261 | / |
| Minne | 67 | 1,741 | / |
| Mmina | 67 | 599 | / |
| Maeng | 67 | 472 | / |
| Minqu | 67 | 463 | / |
| Meeng | 67 | 203 | / |
| Mengh | 67 | 102 | / |
| Meung | 67 | 70 | / |
| Mångs | 67 | 66 | / |
| M'Min | 67 | 59 | / |
| Mmuin | 67 | 51 | / |
| 'Mina | 67 | 43 | / |
| Mengs | 67 | 40 | / |
| Mindh | 67 | 37 | / |
| Mueng | 67 | 35 | / |
| Minnt | 67 | 32 | / |
| Hmuin | 67 | 29 | / |
| Mmeng | 67 | 19 | / |
| Muinn | 67 | 16 | / |
| Muung | 67 | 14 | / |
| Minck | 67 | 13 | / |
| Moeiying | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mehng | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mintt | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mwngw | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mindt | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mengk | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mengq | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mienk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mengz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Menng | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mengt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ƚmina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muink | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mngsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Misnt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Minnd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Minxs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Minzz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mijnd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mijnn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mindė | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mincc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhngh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mh'ng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mengg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mehesing | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hmint | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hmyng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mengc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mynqg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mngcq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Miyuwang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Minnn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Minkh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Minkë | 67 | 1 | / |
| Misnn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wmngo | 67 | 1 | / |
Ming Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ming in the Russian language | ||
| Минг | ming | - |
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ming