Minato Surname

23,355th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,209 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Minato Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Minato Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan20,8721:6,125936
Italy8171:74,85513,170
Brazil5321:402,39515,332
United States2521:1,438,32998,774
Australia1741:155,14816,322
Canada1361:270,92325,472
Papua New Guinea1261:64,7128,434
Russia1121:1,286,81392,220
France651:1,021,888113,182
Zimbabwe291:532,35342,865
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Guam121:13,3432,098
England51:11,143,612252,590
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
China31:455,773,85521,925
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436

Minato (17,347) may also be a first name.

Minato Last Name Facts

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

The last name Minato (Arabic: ميناتو, Russian: Минато) occurs most in Japan. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Minato? popularity and diffusion

The surname Minato is the 23,355th most frequently held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 313,997 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Minato live; 90 percent live in East Asia and 90 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Minato is also the 41,935th most widely held forename at a global level, borne by 17,347 people.

Minato is most commonly used in Japan, where it is borne by 20,872 people, or 1 in 6,125. In Japan Minato is most numerous in: Osaka Prefecture, where 11 percent reside, Tokyo Metropolis, where 7 percent reside and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Japan it exists in 40 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 4 percent reside and Brazil, where 2 percent reside.

Minato Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Minato last name are 12.73% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 65.96% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Minato earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.49% more than the national average, earning $47,242 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18% more than the national average, earning $58,628 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mainato921,455/
Minatto921,030/
Minatou9238/
Minauto927/
Minatoi923/
Mingatto8689/
Mainatou8615/
Minattou861/
Minata834,929/
Menato83558/
Minoto83254/
Minotto771,662/
Minhoto77536/
Minatta77478/
Mineata77163/
Menatto77100/
Minaita7779/
Misnoto7774/
Minotou7741/
Mainata7729/
Meinata7729/
Mingoto779/
Menatos779/
Mignoto777/
Misnata775/
Mignata775/
Minatat773/
Menatho772/
Mienata772/
Menhato772/
Minaata771/
Minatap771/
Minatas771/
Minotos771/
Menatoi771/
Mingata771/
Moinata771/
Minatha771/
Menatoo771/
Mengatto71271/
Mingotto71125/
Mignatta7196/
Mminatau7142/
Meinatha7125/
Minhotto719/
Meinnata716/
Mignotto715/
Menhatou711/
Menattou711/
Mingatha711/
Minota674,244/
Mienahata67524/
Menata6778/
Mynata6712/
Mienahâta671/
Meengatto671/
Miñoto671/

Minato Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Minato in the Russian language
Минатоminato-
Minato in the Arabic language
ميناتوmynatw-

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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
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  • 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 Minato
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