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

The meaning of this forename is not listed.

Ming Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China-4,948,6641:27616
Hong Kong-160,9581:489
Malaysia
69%
 
22,1641:1,374119
Singapore
69%
 
21,6591:29021
United States
62%
 
20,0201:18,1091,544
Thailand
77%
 
7,2781:9,6271,584
Canada
85%
 
7,1071:4,662732
Taiwan
90%
 
6,3601:3,737600
Macau-5,2651:11623
Myanmar-2,6251:19,790493
Indonesia
100%
1,8361:140,50314,744
Afghanistan
 
89%
1,2011:27,1641,768
England
52%
 
1,0431:53,3112,472
Australia-8601:15,8811,225
Tonga-8301:12924
Cambodia
 
61%
7251:22,4461,959
Vietnam
77%
 
7231:128,1091,068
Samoa-6391:30572
New Zealand-5201:8,723977
France
65%
 
4951:134,2842,603
Saudi Arabia-4661:66,1217,124
Dominican Republic-3951:26,4082,239
Netherlands
 
54%
3751:45,0723,202
Mauritius-2541:5,109812
Suriname-2471:2,238528
India
57%
 
2271:5,351,885199,943
South Africa
68%
 
2271:240,23214,589
Philippines
50%
 
2231:475,37916,138
Spain
72%
 
2051:226,9754,349
Germany
71%
 
1931:500,9225,290
Ecuador-1751:101,2972,471
Argentina
71%
 
1681:254,6032,738
Japan-1581:810,03813,777
Brazil
74%
 
1491:1,437,82733,626
Ireland
64%
 
1261:36,8531,379
Sweden
55%
 
1241:79,4993,655
Venezuela
82%
 
641:471,90512,907
Scotland
 
73%
621:86,2962,154
Qatar
 
61%
561:42,3145,522
Belgium
71%
 
491:234,4915,334
Switzerland
59%
 
471:174,7554,319
Norway
70%
 
421:122,1983,685
Chile
81%
 
361:489,0896,007
Papua New Guinea
 
70%
361:226,45319,035
American Samoa-341:1,642233
Belize
64%
 
341:10,4211,550
Denmark-341:166,1623,974
Russia
75%
 
341:4,242,16821,891
Paraguay
80%
 
331:219,2973,408
Hungary
95%
 
311:315,8641,393
Panama
67%
 
291:134,7095,994
Portugal-281:371,8176,212
South Korea-271:205,3497,745
Peru
67%
 
251:1,271,65815,483
Guam-241:6,6941,054
Italy
62%
 
241:2,544,25416,267
Honduras
82%
 
201:440,8737,120
Mexico
59%
 
201:6,207,22122,824
Finland
69%
 
171:322,5404,487
Jamaica-171:169,6026,000
Wales
56%
 
151:206,2873,673
Costa Rica
70%
 
141:340,5686,089
Austria
100%
121:709,5175,762
United Arab Emirates-121:595,99919,549
Angola-91:2,996,2903,522
Luxembourg
67%
 
91:62,6722,160
Uruguay-91:380,8495,148
Bermuda-61:10,8041,174
Burkina Faso
100%
51:3,675,89452,713
Egypt
100%
41:22,975,23627,891
Ethiopia-41:24,390,03319,296
Fiji-41:223,0942,508
Iraq-41:8,754,46516,071
Nepal-41:7,121,83862,014
Nigeria-41:44,391,090271,718
Tajikistan-41:2,093,7305,016
Croatia
67%
 
31:1,405,69211,430
Kenya-31:15,435,70351,312
Serbia-31:2,381,9077,319
Trinidad and Tobago-31:453,80618,410
Zambia-31:5,284,93137,895
Northern Ireland-21:921,5733,058
Greece
50%
 
21:5,467,27417,678
Israel
67%
 
21:4,201,45930,777
Ivory Coast
100%
21:11,537,96695,271
Kazakhstan
100%
21:8,873,42235,327
Lithuania-21:1,475,9413,949
Pakistan
100%
21:97,178,840228,758
Turkey
100%
21:38,900,85464,839
United States Virgin Islands-21:54,8743,819
Algeria-11:38,176,72032,669
Antigua and Barbuda-11:99,3953,544
Armenia-11:2,918,75314,910
Azerbaijan-11:9,642,94442,290
Bahamas-11:399,3704,606
Bangladesh-11:159,461,36636,167
Belarus
100%
11:9,482,38420,892
Benin-11:10,575,84390,010
Bhutan
100%
11:824,9286,865
Bolivia-11:10,601,4049,299
Bosnia and Herzegovina-11:3,524,4588,651
Brunei-11:419,5703,266
Cameroon-11:21,610,503119,836
Chad-11:13,598,39815,363
Colombia-11:47,778,92695,497
Comoros-11:761,339901
Congo-11:5,009,20537,978
Cook Islands-11:18,1531,349
Cuba-11:11,506,55213,531
Curaçao-11:155,8031,239
Cyprus
100%
11:871,0765,368
Czechia
100%
11:10,656,16211,509
Djibouti-11:915,6642,132
DR Congo
100%
11:73,827,605146,761
El Salvador-11:6,341,78616,428
Estonia-11:1,315,3808,883
Georgia
100%
11:3,738,46629,095
Guyana-11:763,26224,238
Iran-11:78,496,86865,150
Jersey-11:99,9802,122
Jordan-11:8,826,77411,126
Kuwait-11:3,785,26415,388
Laos-11:6,586,8561,888
Latvia-11:2,015,6456,531
Lebanon
100%
11:5,627,57119,299
Madagascar-11:23,629,4086,628
Maldives-11:433,9035,827
Morocco-11:34,348,63618,260
Mozambique-11:27,243,3575,091
Nauru-11:11,927903
Nicaragua
100%
11:6,018,33634,175
Niger-11:19,183,99477,442
Northern Mariana Islands-11:54,6681,803
Puerto Rico-11:3,550,30110,040
Romania-11:20,051,97655,376
São Tomé and Príncipe
100%
11:191,9975,295
Seychelles-11:92,6701,891
South Sudan
100%
11:11,551,0193,224
Sri Lanka-11:20,799,08716,824
Togo-11:7,239,2398,047

Ming (396,022) may also be a surname.

Ming Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muing89691/
Mieng89349/
Miong8998/
Mingh8925/
Mings8920/
Hming8917/
Mming897/
Mingg897/
Mingq893/
Mingc893/
Mingp893/
Minng893/
Mingk892/
Misng891/
Mingt891/
Mingx891/
Ȝming891/
Mingë891/
Minkg891/
Min867,958,072/
Mng8642/
Mingke8036,563/
Mingqu803,891/
Mingue802,900/
Hmuing802/
Mingne802/
Mingch801/
M'Uing801/
Ming-Y801/
Minggt801/
Mina752,866,506/
Meng751,880,194/
Muin7521,191/
Mien7516,265/
Minn7515,640/
Mint757,515/
Mind751,431/
Mink75814/
Mion75742/
Mihn75141/
Mmin75121/
Mijn7599/
Myng7579/
Minë7559/
Minx7553/
Misn7541/
Mimn7527/
Minc7515/
Mngh7513/
Mimg7511/
Minq757/
Mèng754/
Méng754/
Minù754/
Mhng754/
Hmin753/
M'Ng753/
Mnng752/
Mộng751/
Mngt751/
Mgin751/
Mnyg751/
Mngk751/
Mngs751/
Mmng751/
Mingque731,623/
Geeming739/
Mm'ming731/
Moeng6717,660/
Myong676,138/
Minke673,888/
Mn672,261/
Minne671,741/
Mmina67599/
Maeng67472/
Minqu67463/
Meeng67203/
Mengh67102/
Meung6770/
Mångs6766/
M'Min6759/
Mmuin6751/
'Mina6743/
Mengs6740/
Mindh6737/
Mueng6735/
Minnt6732/
Hmuin6729/
Mmeng6719/
Muinn6716/
Muung6714/
Minck6713/
Moeiying677/
Mehng674/
Mintt674/
Mwngw674/
Mindt673/
Mengk673/
Mengq673/
Mienk672/
Mengz672/
Menng672/
Mengt672/
Ƚmina671/
Muink671/
Mngsh671/
Misnt671/
Minnd671/
Minxs671/
Minzz671/
Mijnd671/
Mijnn671/
Mindė671/
Mincc671/
Mhngh671/
Mh'ng671/
Mengg671/
Mehesing671/
Hmint671/
Hmyng671/
Mengc671/
Mynqg671/
Mngcq671/
Miyuwang671/
Minnn671/
Minkh671/
Minkë671/
Misnn671/
Wmngo671/

Ming Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ming in the Russian language
Мингming-

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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
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  • 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 Ming