Minor Forename
53,512th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 12,212 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Costa Rica
Highest density in:
Costa Rica
Minor Forename Definition:
A Old English name, meaning: Of inferior age, rank, or degree.
Minor Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 100% | 8,588 | 1:555 | 105 |
| United States | 93% | 1,419 | 1:255,488 | 8,401 |
| Guatemala | 100% | 320 | 1:50,339 | 1,692 |
| Malawi | 50% | 296 | 1:57,812 | 3,676 |
| Zimbabwe | 97% | 249 | 1:61,943 | 5,067 |
| South Africa | 95% | 175 | 1:311,615 | 17,405 |
| Brazil | 64% | 128 | 1:1,673,720 | 37,406 |
| India | 83% | 121 | 1:10,040,314 | 301,371 |
| DR Congo | 87% | 116 | 1:636,445 | 21,039 |
| Philippines | 86% | 113 | 1:938,137 | 26,038 |
| Indonesia | - | 97 | 1:2,659,419 | 126,444 |
| Qatar | 57% | 74 | 1:32,022 | 4,280 |
| Afghanistan | 73% | 59 | 1:552,941 | 8,819 |
| Peru | 100% | 56 | 1:567,705 | 9,632 |
| Argentina | 80% | 42 | 1:1,018,411 | 5,265 |
| Honduras | 75% | 36 | 1:244,930 | 5,194 |
| Belize | 58% | 31 | 1:11,429 | 1,625 |
| Zambia | - | 26 | 1:609,800 | 12,796 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 25 | 1:417,251 | 13,014 |
| Mexico | 90% | 24 | 1:5,172,684 | 20,497 |
| Russia | 100% | 22 | 1:6,556,077 | 28,980 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 20 | 1:300,917 | 6,429 |
| Panama | 58% | 20 | 1:195,328 | 7,631 |
| Malaysia | 60% | 13 | 1:2,342,303 | 65,302 |
| Cameroon | - | 12 | 1:1,800,875 | 40,142 |
| Nigeria | 50% | 12 | 1:14,797,030 | 147,379 |
| Jamaica | - | 11 | 1:262,112 | 7,926 |
| Chile | 100% | 11 | 1:1,600,655 | 12,027 |
| Canada | 100% | 9 | 1:3,681,486 | 43,248 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 9 | 1:5,865,369 | 30,875 |
| El Salvador | - | 7 | 1:905,969 | 6,148 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 7 | 1:27,765,383 | 122,080 |
| Venezuela | - | 5 | 1:6,040,379 | 77,223 |
| Colombia | - | 5 | 1:9,555,785 | 40,229 |
| Marshall Islands | 75% | 5 | 1:10,246 | 1,467 |
| Denmark | - | 4 | 1:1,412,374 | 15,217 |
| Sweden | 100% | 3 | 1:3,285,969 | 41,581 |
| Bolivia | - | 3 | 1:3,533,801 | 5,917 |
| Nepal | 67% | 3 | 1:9,495,784 | 71,056 |
| Ecuador | - | 3 | 1:5,908,973 | 18,111 |
| North Macedonia | - | 2 | 1:1,045,378 | 12,250 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 2 | 1:1,775,150 | 6,781 |
| Italy | 61% | 2 | 1:30,531,045 | 57,596 |
| Turkey | 100% | 2 | 1:38,900,854 | 64,839 |
| Kosovo | - | 2 | 1:930,720 | 16,593 |
| China | - | 2 | 1:683,027,891 | 94,999 |
| Belarus | - | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| Central African Republic | - | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,073 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 1 | 1:18,379,469 | 100,219 |
| Thailand | - | 1 | 1:70,065,813 | 391,235 |
| England | 100% | 1 | 1:55,602,921 | 189,715 |
| Bangladesh | - | 1 | 1:159,461,366 | 36,167 |
| France | - | 1 | 1:66,470,340 | 85,030 |
| Suriname | - | 1 | 1:552,811 | 5,457 |
| Spain | - | 1 | 1:46,529,965 | 35,592 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Belgium | - | 1 | 1:11,490,041 | 43,727 |
| Singapore | 100% | 1 | 1:6,287,054 | 39,645 |
| Haiti | - | 1 | 1:10,726,953 | 41,696 |
| Cambodia | 100% | 1 | 1:16,273,330 | 74,610 |
| Brunei | 100% | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 1 | 1:8,152,314 | 202,620 |
| Japan | - | 1 | 1:127,986,057 | 94,066 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 100% | 1 | 1:5,973,277 | 46,622 |
| Liberia | 100% | 1 | 1:4,412,061 | 36,340 |
| New Zealand | - | 1 | 1:4,536,044 | 17,392 |
| Netherlands | 50% | 1 | 1:16,902,083 | 43,152 |
The alternate forms: Mínor (1) & Miñor (1) are calculated separately.
Minor (147,771) may also be a surname.
Minor Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A Old English name, meaning: Of inferior age, rank, or degree.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Minor Forename Popularity
Minor Demographics
Average Male Minor Height
175.32 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 22 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Phonetically Similar Names
Minor Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Minor in the Russian language | ||
| Минор | minor | - |
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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
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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 Minor