Minchen Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Minchen Surname Definition:

(Anglo-Latin) Nun [Middle English minchin for minchen, Old English mynecen, a nun; Old English munuc, Latin monach-us, a monk] (German-Latin) One from München (Munich), 11th cent. Munichen [a dat. pl. form from O.H.Ger.

Read More About This Surname

Minchen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States771:4,707,259244,676
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
England11:55,718,059489,080
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England651:375,00623,176
Wales111:142,5835,610
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Minchen (6,216) may also be a first name.

Minchen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-Latin) Nun [Middle English minchin for minchen, Old English mynecen, a nun; Old English munuc, Latin monach-us, a monk] (German-Latin) One from München (Munich), 11th cent. Munichen [a dat. pl. form from O.H.Ger. muni(h)h |(Latin monach-us), a monk]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Minchen Last Name Facts

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

Minchen (Russian: Минчень) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Minchen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Minchen is the 1,918,812th most commonly held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 77,527,084 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Minchen reside; 65 percent reside in North America and 65 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Minchen is also the 83,748th most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 6,216 people.

Minchen is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 77 people, or 1 in 4,707,259. In The United States Minchen is most common in: New York, where 40 percent reside, Arkansas, where 12 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 10 percent reside and Russia, where 5 percent reside.

Minchen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Minchen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Minchen surname expanded 160 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 98 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Minchen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Minchen surname are 7.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.55% being registered to vote for the party.

Minchen earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.38% more than the national average, earning $43,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mincheng9312/
Mingchen937/
Meinchen933/
Minchenk932/
Hminchen931/
Minchien931/
Minchene930/
Minchn926/
Mincen922/
Meinchein8869/
Mainchein8864/
Maincheng881/
Minchin863,548/
Menchen861,084/
Munchen86720/
München86235/
Mänchen8618/
Mincent8615/
Mænchen868/
Mönchen867/
Minshen866/
Minzhen866/
Mûnchen862/
Minchzn861/
Mincken860/
Minchem860/
Menschen808,221/
Mencheng80400/
Männchen80264/
Muenchen80163/
Mincienė8063/
Minching8033/
Mainchin8030/
Mengchen8024/
Minchina8022/
Mænnchen8020/
Mintchin8013/
Mentchen807/
Minchion806/
Meunchen805/
Muncheen805/
Mennchen804/
Menchein804/
Minchyna802/
Minchink801/
Meanchen801/
Münschen801/
Mimcheng801/
Menchean800/
Minchine800/
Mincin77325/
Minken77288/
Minsen77153/
Mingen7753/
Minßen7746/
Minzen7718/
Menchn7712/
Mencen7711/
Minjen775/
Mincnk771/
Mainchain75105/
Meincheim7541/
Mintchina751/
Mentcheng751/
Meimchein751/
Menscheng750/
Menschenk750/
Mncn731/
Minssen71153/
Menchin71149/
Minshin71125/
Mintgen7197/
Munchin7193/
Minseng7192/
Mencken7152/
Menchem7138/
Menchén7138/
Menceng7130/
Minsent7118/
Menshen7117/
Mynchyn7116/
Mincing719/
Menkhen718/
Minjeng717/
Mingken714/
Mainjen714/
Menchyn714/
Mnckeen712/
Mingeng712/
Mimchin712/
Minkhin712/
Minjean712/
Minzhin711/
Minchinova711/
Mintzen711/
Mnchina711/
Mindjen711/
Mindsen711/
Mimchem711/
Minchim711/
Mincina711/
Mijnsen711/
Moinchoing711/
Minckin710/
Mincsin710/
Meinekhein710/
Minsien710/
Mingien710/
Mnsen67594/
Minshina67192/
Mindjeng67123/
Menchion67120/
Mijnssen6776/
Menching6725/
Mynchyna6722/
Menchine6716/
Mnken6712/
Minkienė676/
Meencken673/
Mencienė672/
Menchyna672/
Minkhina671/
Minkhoin671/
Minnsent671/
Minzn671/
Menchina671/
Menchain671/
Minshion671/
Mintsend671/
Mintseng671/
Menchind671/
Mngen671/
Meenchem671/
Mnqen671/
Hmnsheen671/

Minchen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Minchen in the Russian language
Минченьmincen-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Minchen
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis