Minami Surname

4,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119,813 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Minami Surname User-submission:

Minami is the romanized spelling of the Japanese surname 南 (minami, meaning 'south').

Minami Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan116,8041:1,095198
United States9981:363,18532,353
Brazil8421:254,2459,795
Singapore2101:26,2271,017
Thailand2061:342,90559,500
Russia1401:1,029,45078,764
Hong Kong1271:57,7601,031
Cameroon1201:173,07618,427
Mexico541:2,298,63320,081
Peru501:635,68215,717
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Philippines241:4,218,259160,165
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
Niger151:1,279,46826,841
Belgium151:766,44363,354
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
England111:5,065,278148,650
China111:124,301,9616,553
France101:6,642,272293,169
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

Minami (1,774) may also be a first name.

Minami Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Minami is the romanized spelling of the Japanese surname 南 (minami, meaning 'south').

- ikanaide

Minami Last Name Facts

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

The last name Minami (Hindi: मिनामी, Oriya: ମିନମି, Russian: Минами) is more frequently found in Japan than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Minami? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,713th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 60,824 people. The surname Minami occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Minami are found; 98 percent are found in East Asia and 97 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Minami is also the 181,645th most numerous forename throughout the world, borne by 1,774 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Japan, where it is held by 116,804 people, or 1 in 1,095. In Japan Minami is most prevalent in: Osaka Prefecture, where 21 percent are found, Tokyo Metropolis, where 7 percent are found and Hyōgo Prefecture, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Japan this last name exists in 53 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Minami Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Minami has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Minami surname grew 367 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Minami Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Minami surname is principally Orthodox (78%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Minami last name are 14.81% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 68.04% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Minami earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 69.87% more than the national average, earning S/. 32,929 per year; in United States they earn 18.71% more than the national average, earning $51,223 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.24% less than the national average, earning $46,086 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muinami92164/
Minamio92142/
Mignami9245/
Minamai9236/
Mainami9234/
Minamii9229/
Minaemi9228/
Minamih9219/
Misnami9218/
Moinami925/
Minaami921/
Mienami921/
Mingami921/
Minamiy921/
Minamie921/
Minaimi921/
Mingamai8617/
Moinamiy8613/
Mainamoi861/
Mainaami861/
Muinamiy861/
Minamaai861/
Moinamoi861/
Minama83667/
Miname83184/
Munami8358/
Minomi8326/
Minamy8317/
Menami837/
Minemi834/
Maingamei801/
Mainama77696/
Minamma77228/
Munamai7722/
Minamoa7717/
Mengami778/
Munaami777/
Minaama775/
Mainame775/
Megnami775/
Munamie774/
Menamoi774/
Minamyo773/
Meanami773/
Moinama772/
Minoumi771/
Munamoi771/
Minamea771/
Muenami771/
Mignomi771/
Meiname771/
Menamie771/
Menaami771/
Mingoumi7116/
Mainamma716/
Mynameis712/
Maingame711/
Munnammi711/
Minamaya711/
Minahama711/
Menama67258/
Myname6775/
Minoma6723/
Mename6715/
Muname678/
Menamy676/
Minome673/
Mineme673/
Menamè671/
Minomy670/

Minami Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Minami in the Hindi language
मिनामीminami66.67
मीनामीminami33.33
Minami in the Oriya language
ମିନମିminami33.33
ମିନାମୀminami33.33
ମିନମୀminami33.33
Minami in the Russian language
Минамиminami-

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