Minek Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Minek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Minek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Miněk (6) are calculated separately.

Minek (95) may also be a first name.

Minek Last Name Facts

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

Minek (Marathi: िमणेक, Oriya: ମିେନକ, Russian: Минек) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Miněk. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Minek? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,185,341st most widely held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 43 percent of Minek reside; 41 percent reside in North America and 41 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 974,243rd most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 95 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 12,944,962. In The United States Minek is most frequent in: Ohio, where 93 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 4 percent are found and Tennessee, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 12 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 8 percent are found.

Minek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Minek has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Minek surname rose 1,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Minek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Minek surname are 32.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 85.71% being registered with the party.

Minek earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.93% more than the national average, earning $50,452 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Miněk936/
Mineck9194/
Minđek9191/
Mineke9163/
Mainek917/
Mingek911/
Meinek911/
Mionek911/
Miniek911/
Meineke831,734/
Meineck8371/
Mieniek8327/
Maineke8323/
Maisnek838/
Mineike834/
Minecke831/
Misneck831/
Muineik831/
Muineck830/
Minecks830/
Mineske830/
Menek802,264/
Minik80925/
Munek80636/
Minec80165/
Mynek8038/
Minex8021/
Miník809/
Mineg800/
Meinecke778,283/
Minekova7779/
Meijneke7750/
Mineková777/
Maaineke771/
Meinneke770/
Minick733,444/
Minikh73625/
Mienik73185/
Meneke73146/
Majnek7379/
Metnek7372/
Mainik7365/
Mitník7353/
Minike7345/
Meinyk7336/
Minyok7328/
Meinik7327/
Muhnek7322/
Miniec7317/
Minykh7313/
Mäneke7312/
Mainyk738/
Maynek737/
Meneck736/
Meniek735/
Mehnek733/
Meynek733/
Mengek732/
Minesc732/
Menekp731/
Muneek731/
Mujnek731/
Munekh731/
Muneck731/
Misnyk731/
Minegh730/
Meanek730/
Meinechke711/
Minkova677,190/
Minique6794/
Meinike6788/
Mineque6759/
Mesneak6746/
Minyock6733/
Miniske6730/
Misniks6725/
Mänecke6723/
Mittnik6721/
Minegue6717/
Mittník6715/
Meinick6713/
Mainike679/
Menecke676/
Maisnik674/
Muinike673/
Mainick672/
Meinykh672/
Minkowa672/
Meneike672/
Munnekh671/
Mihnick671/
Mesneks671/
Mayneke671/
Meyneke671/
Mieniec671/
Mitniks671/
Misneag671/
Minicke670/
Minigue670/
Mienick670/

Minek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Minek in the Oriya language
ମିେନକmienaka-
Minek in the Marathi language
िमणेकimaneka50
मािणकmainaka50
Minek in the Russian language
Минекminek-

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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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  • 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 Minek
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