Minakata Surname

397,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 887 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Minakata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Minakata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan5041:253,65910,236
Mexico2851:435,5318,316
United States561:6,472,481306,764
Brazil261:8,233,628183,715
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Minakata Last Name Facts

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

Minakata is found in Japan more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Minakata? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 397,164th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 8,215,948 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 57 percent of Minakata live; 57 percent live in East Asia and 57 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

It is most frequently occurring in Japan, where it is held by 504 people, or 1 in 253,659. In Japan it is mostly found in: Akita Prefecture, where 18 percent live, Kanagawa Prefecture, where 15 percent live and Tokyo Metropolis, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Japan this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 32 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Minakata Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Minakata surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Minakata earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 30.62% less than the national average, earning $29,936 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.12% more than the national average, earning $58,188 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • 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 Minakata
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