Min Surname

521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,033,082 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Myanmar

Min Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Min Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China456,0311:2,998172
Myanmar292,4631:17838
South Korea178,9951:28640
Cambodia32,0331:483118
Indonesia11,8001:11,2081,422
Vietnam9,2771:9,987275
United States8,1891:44,2625,421
Pakistan6,4631:27,6411,414
Singapore6,2661:879134
Malaysia5,8701:5,025693
India3,3451:229,31713,473
Thailand3,3121:21,3281,838
Israel2,1181:4,040574
Russia1,7391:82,87710,439
Bangladesh1,7121:93,0824,097
Uzbekistan1,4641:21,1263,172
Taiwan1,2611:18,592272
Egypt1,0681:86,0827,577
Canada1,0101:36,4814,642
Hong Kong8431:8,702295
Ivory Coast8071:28,5891,977
Brunei6341:660123
Netherlands5921:28,5264,683
Australia5791:46,6255,835
Japan5331:239,8589,903
Mauritania4951:8,272885
United Arab Emirates4891:18,7372,205
Algeria3641:106,13115,497
Saudi Arabia3181:97,03114,320
Kazakhstan3021:58,5517,288
France2731:243,30737,643
Brazil2051:1,044,26536,766
Papua New Guinea1851:44,0745,397
Belgium1581:72,76411,604
Vanuatu1571:1,677485
Qatar1531:15,4121,691
England1401:397,98627,485
Philippines1281:790,92476,218
New Zealand1081:41,9297,008
Germany751:1,073,40672,288
Afghanistan721:446,5725,952
Cameroon671:309,98628,740
Italy641:955,57368,465
Kyrgyzstan631:94,80411,741
Lithuania591:51,4348,199
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Belarus561:169,66222,625
Estonia461:28,7355,267
South Africa451:1,203,94968,637
Spain441:1,062,54638,570
Mauritius341:38,0427,089
Iraq311:1,129,73113,630
Latvia281:73,21610,778
Mongolia261:108,6657,123
Laos251:263,533260
Sweden231:428,12030,474
American Samoa221:2,534546
Azerbaijan211:459,4829,100
Mexico191:6,532,95832,927
Norway191:270,64728,127
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Armenia151:195,3455,399
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Chile121:1,468,04024,959
Colombia121:3,981,17316,511
Guam121:13,3432,098
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Romania101:2,007,78754,092
Madagascar91:2,627,7603,802
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Paraguay91:804,0838,568
Senegal91:1,619,9274,107
Northern Mariana Islands81:6,822652
Moldova71:508,76732,975
Tunisia71:87,23213,677
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Georgia51:749,10921,598
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Malta41:107,5681,849
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
North Korea41:6,279,26291
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Wales41:773,63329,106
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Jamaica31:956,64910,513
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Bhutan21:308,0201,264
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Fiji11:894,3914,568
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Suriname11:552,6169,664
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
Wales41:392,10412,338
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

The alternate forms: Mín (3) are calculated separately.

Min (7,958,072) may also be a first name.

Min Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Min Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Min (Arabic: ادني, Bengali: মিন, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻴﻦ, Hindi: मीन, Marathi: मीन, Oriya: ମିନ, Russian: Мин, Tibetan: མིན་) is found most frequently in China. It may also occur in the variant forms: Mín. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Min? popularity and diffusion

Min is the 521st most commonly used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 7,054 people. The last name Min is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Min are found; 62 percent are found in East Asia and 44 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 35th most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 7,958,072 people.

The surname is most widespread in China, where it is borne by 456,031 people, or 1 in 2,998. Barring China this last name exists in 143 countries. It is also found in Myanmar, where 28 percent reside and South Korea, where 17 percent reside.

Min Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Min has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 25,591 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 3,500 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Min Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Orthodox (67%) in Russia and Protestant (29%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Min last name are 0.13999999999999% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.09% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Min earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 43.63% less than the national average, earning 195,089 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 193.09% more than the national average, earning R 696,492 per year; in United States they earn 14.56% more than the national average, earning $49,433 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.64% more than the national average, earning $56,955 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mín893/
Ming86396,022/
Mina86196,435/
Minn8642,963/
Muin8627,441/
Mion866,904/
Mind864,628/
Mien863,854/
Mint861,593/
Minì8646/
Mihn8641/
Mmin8630/
Mijn8622/
Misn8610/
Hmin864/
Mgin863/
Mimn863/
Minq862/
Miñn861/
Minù861/
Mn802,596/
Minne756,524/
Mindt751,202/
Minkh751,091/
Mmina75590/
Mindh75134/
Mingh7559/
Mincė7546/
Minjz7545/
Mingg7534/
Møien7530/
Minnd7519/
'Mina7515/
Hmuin759/
Hminq756/
Mingk755/
Minnë754/
Minnì754/
Minnt753/
Muinn752/
Minnh752/
Mming751/
M'Min751/
Mindė751/
Mginn751/
Miehn751/
Mimne751/
Mintt751/
Mindd751/
Mimng751/
Hming751/
Minzz751/
Minng751/
Mienn750/
Mim67253,869/
Men67237,854/
Minowa6717,194/
Minova672,978/
Myn67997/
Mingue67473/
Minque67368/
Mng67129/
Hmn6789/
Mne6779/
Åminne6769/
Mén6758/
Uanmin6752/
Ėmienė6741/
Minsås6726/
Møn6723/
Mnd6717/
Mhn6717/
Mnt6714/
Mnn6711/
Mnh679/
Minckh677/
Mingne676/
Minová675/
Mnq674/
Mmn673/
Minnck673/
Mån673/
Mön672/
Män672/
Mèn672/
M'Mina672/
Misnth671/
Minchz671/
Minshs671/
Mün671/
Mingqu671/
Minnth670/

Min Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Min in the Marathi language
मीनmina70
मीनाmina10
मीणmina6.67
ीनina3.33
मोीनmoina3.33
अमीनamina3.33
Min in the Hindi language
मीनmina62.05
मिणmina18.98
मीणmina9.37
मिनmina5.92
मीण्min0.35
मीन्min0.06
Min in the Tibetan language
མིན་min60
མིང་ming20
སྨོན་mön10
སྨིན་min10
Min in the Oriya language
ମିନmina58.85
ମୀନmina35.55
ମିଞmina3.1
ମିନ୍min0.86
ମିଞ୍min0.46
Min in the Bengali language
মিনmina52
মীনmina20
মিঞাmina16
মিনাmina8
মিঞmina4
Min in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻴﻦmyn45.65
ﺍﻣﻴﻦamyn43.48
ﻣﻨﺖmnt8.7
ﺃﻣﻴﻦamyn2.17
Min in the Russian language
Минmin-
Min in the Arabic language
ادنيadny-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Min
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