Minako Surname

950,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 275 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Minako Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Minako Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1341:954,06219,651
Papua New Guinea601:135,89518,658
Russia371:3,895,218191,585
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
England21:27,859,030389,889
France21:33,211,361423,184
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Minako (58,308) may also be a first name.

Minako Last Name Facts

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

Minako (Hindi: मिनको, Marathi: मीनको, Oriya: ମିନେକା, Russian: Минако) is carried by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Minako? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 950,707th most widely held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 26,500,167 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 60 percent of Minako reside; 50 percent reside in East Asia and 49 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Minako is also the 16,236th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 58,308 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Japan, where it is carried by 134 people, or 1 in 954,062. In Japan it is mostly found in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 96 percent reside, Fukuoka Prefecture, where 1 percent reside and Osaka Prefecture, where 1 percent reside. Besides Japan this last name is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 22 percent reside and Russia, where 13 percent reside.

Minako Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Minako surname is predominantly Orthodox (80%) in Russia.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Minakou9214/
Meinako927/
Mingako924/
Mainako923/
Minakho921/
Minajko921/
Mienakou869/
Moinakho861/
Mignakou861/
Minaka831,235/
Minoko83334/
Munako83274/
Mineko8382/
Menako8331/
Minaco8312/
Mynako834/
Maingaiko801/
Mignaco77144/
Minhaco77109/
Mineyko7742/
Minakha7720/
Meynako7714/
Mineiko7713/
Mynaiko7712/
Minaaka7711/
Maineko777/
Mainaco776/
Menakos775/
Mainaka775/
Mainoko773/
Menakou773/
Mengako773/
Mingaka772/
Minokho772/
Meinaka771/
Moinaka771/
Munakoh771/
Munakho771/
Maynako771/
Minhoko771/
Minacou771/
Minakah771/
Minakeu771/
Minasco771/
Minayka771/
Minadco771/
Minaika771/
Minacka770/
Mignacco71373/
Mineykou7128/
Maingoko7121/
Munnakho7111/
Minakhah7110/
Minoukos714/
Mainakka714/
Menagkot711/
Moinakha711/
Minakapp711/
Menaka674,542/
Munoko672,644/
Munaka671,358/
Munaco67343/
Minaca67166/
Mineka67128/
Meneko67120/
Minoka67108/
Mynaka6782/
Muneko6718/
Minauskas6717/
Maynagkot676/
Minoca675/
Mineco674/
Menaco674/
Myneko674/
Mineca672/
Minoco671/

Minako Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Minako in the Oriya language
ମିନେକାmineka-
Minako in the Marathi language
मीनकोminako75
िमणकोimanako25
Minako in the Hindi language
मिनकोminako66.67
मीनकोminako33.33
Minako in the Russian language
Минакоminako-

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