Minakoshi Surname

459,064th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 736 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Minakoshi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Minakoshi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan7291:175,3698,365
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Minakoshi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Minakoshi is found in Japan more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Minakoshi? popularity and diffusion

Minakoshi is the 459,064th most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 9,901,557 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Minakoshi live; 99 percent live in East Asia and 99 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

This surname is most prevalent in Japan, where it is carried by 729 people, or 1 in 175,369. In Japan Minakoshi is most frequent in: Kumamoto Prefecture, where 46 percent live, Osaka Prefecture, where 7 percent live and Miyazaki Prefecture, where 7 percent live. Besides Japan Minakoshi is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 1 percent live and Indonesia, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Minekoshi8962/
Minakashi898/
Minokoshi892/
Minakhashi841/
Minakasi8259/
Minakuchi78201/
Menakashi781/
Meenakashi7421/
Minakese7124/
Minakasa7120/
Minokuchi671,015/
Menakasa592/
Munakase591/
Minhacasa561/
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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 Minakoshi
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