Minden Surname

277,488th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,396 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Minden Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Minden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8331:435,12537,469
Germany1871:430,51038,755
Thailand1491:474,08383,094
Canada801:460,57039,784
Netherlands391:433,00544,158
England251:2,228,72284,230
Hungary241:409,01227,854
Turkey221:3,537,33793,247
Luxembourg51:116,1086,306
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States871:577,22639,167

The alternate forms: Mindén (1) are calculated separately.

Minden (230) may also be a first name.

Minden Last Name Facts

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

Minden (Arabic: مندن, Russian: Минден) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Mindén. For other possible spellings of Minden click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Minden? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 277,488th most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 5,220,305 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Minden reside; 58 percent reside in North America and 58 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Minden is also the 591,855th most widespread forename world-wide It is held by 230 people.

The last name Minden is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 833 people, or 1 in 435,125. In The United States Minden is most common in: Kansas, where 14 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Missouri, where 11 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 13 percent reside and Thailand, where 11 percent reside.

Minden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Minden has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 957 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 7 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Minden Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Minden last name are 4.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.82% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Minden earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 17.31% less than the national average, earning 286,157 kr per year; in United States they earn 9.5% more than the national average, earning $47,247 USD per year and in Canada they earn 73.87% more than the national average, earning $86,382 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mindén941/
Mindeng9251/
Mindaen921/
Mindien921/
Muindeen868/
Menden831,681/
Mindin83491/
Mindem8311/
Münden8310/
Mynden831/
Mimden830/
Minding77701/
Mendeng77533/
Mindina7751/
Mendien777/
Muindin776/
Minduin772/
Minndin771/
Mendaen771/
Minduun771/
Mendehn771/
Mendeun771/
Mendn738/
Mndnn731/
Muinddin712/
Meendeng712/
Mendem672,538/
Mendengue6780/
Mendín6764/
Mendenque676/
Mindim673/
Mendenova672/
Mindinova672/
Myndyn672/
Mindingue671/
Mindemgue671/
Memden671/
Mendesnth671/

Minden Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Minden in the Russian language
Минденminden-
Minden in the Arabic language
مندنmndn-

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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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  • 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 Minden
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