Ming Surname

1,368th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 396,022 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Brunei

Ming Surname User-submission:

Meaning: 'bright' or 'brilliance'.

Ming Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China360,7101:3,791188
Malaysia6,9031:4,273616
Hong Kong4,5541:1,611144
United States4,2211:85,8709,706
Indonesia3,4761:38,0464,416
Myanmar2,4791:20,951416
Singapore1,8271:3,015258
Brunei1,7981:23334
Thailand1,2451:56,7386,933
India1,2111:633,41530,101
Brazil8221:260,43110,018
Switzerland8161:10,0651,648
Taiwan8031:29,196390
Macau6441:934150
Cambodia5601:27,6561,466
Jamaica4521:6,349789
Afghanistan4201:76,5552,230
Canada3811:96,70810,530
England3471:160,57115,039
Philippines3261:310,54743,605
Vietnam3191:290,4271,123
Australia2431:111,09312,380
Bermuda2131:30630
Papua New Guinea1321:61,7718,000
Spain1241:377,03321,044
South Africa1171:463,05738,677
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Northern Ireland611:30,2463,146
Russia591:2,442,764142,518
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
New Zealand501:90,56612,574
Germany481:1,677,19797,745
Netherlands421:402,07642,431
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
Guyana341:22,4182,700
Ireland291:162,3777,171
Portugal281:372,08012,265
France241:2,767,613196,808
Pakistan241:7,443,49540,927
Liechtenstein211:1,828192
Mexico211:5,910,77231,438
Austria181:473,08046,251
Cameroon171:1,221,71073,195
Madagascar161:1,478,1152,908
Qatar161:147,37516,023
South Korea121:4,270,021781
American Samoa111:5,0691,123
Belarus111:863,73365,346
Trinidad and Tobago111:123,9987,543
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Paraguay81:904,5939,127
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Norway61:857,04855,549
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominica11:75,891912
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guam11:160,1214,893
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England921:264,95018,810
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4741:105,94710,641

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

Ming (5,215,709) may also be a first name.

Ming Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Meaning: 'bright' or 'brilliance'.

- lolcura

Ming Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ming (Hindi: मिंग, Russian: Минг, Tibetan: མིང་) is found in China more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Míng. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ming? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ming is the 1,368th most numerous surname on earth, held by around 1 in 18,402 people. The last name Ming occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Ming reside; 93 percent reside in East Asia and 93 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. Ming is also the 65th most widespread given name on earth, held by 5,215,709 people.

Ming is most frequent in China, where it is borne by 360,710 people, or 1 in 3,791. Not including China Ming is found in 107 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 2 percent are found and Hong Kong, where 1 percent are found.

Ming Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ming has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ming surname expanded 891 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 377 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ming Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ming surname are 4.03% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.8% registered with the party.

The amount Ming earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 18.18% less than the national average, earning 283,153 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 4.98% more than the national average, earning R 249,468 per year; in United States they earn 0.15% more than the national average, earning $43,212 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.63% more than the national average, earning $53,970 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Míng921/
Mings891,522/
Muing89498/
Miong89270/
Mieng89115/
Mingh8959/
Mingg8934/
Mingk895/
Minng891/
Mingt891/
Mming891/
Mimng891/
Hming891/
Mingz890/
Min861,033,082/
Mng86129/
Mingue80473/
Mingke80151/
Mingne806/
Minggs801/
Mingqu801/
Minggt801/
Meng754,965,989/
Mina75196,435/
Minn7542,963/
Muin7527,441/
Mink7513,124/
Mion756,904/
Mind754,628/
Mien753,854/
Mint751,593/
Minx75967/
Myng75658/
Minc75486/
Mæng7597/
Minì7546/
Mihn7541/
Mmin7530/
Mijn7522/
Mimg7522/
Méng7518/
Mäng7515/
Mnng7514/
Misn7510/
Hmin754/
Mgin753/
Mimn753/
Mèng752/
Mngh752/
Mngs752/
Mmng752/
Minq752/
Hmng751/
Mộng751/
Minù751/
Mngt751/
Miñn751/
Mngg751/
Mngq751/
Mngz751/
Mhng751/
Mingowa73201/
Mingque735/
Minggue731/
Moeng6749,655/
Myong6729,148/
Maeng6724,326/
Minne676,524/
Mn672,596/
Minke672,198/
Minck671,214/
Mindt671,202/
Minkh671,091/
Mmina67590/
Meeng67572/
Mengs67227/
Mindh67134/
Mångs6783/
Mueng6769/
Mincė6746/
Minjz6745/
Mienk6731/
Møien6730/
Muung6726/
Mengk6726/
Meung6724/
Minnd6719/
Mionc6717/
'Mina6715/
Hmuin679/
Mengh677/
Hminq676/
Mincs674/
Minnì674/
Mengg674/
Minnë674/
Minnt673/
Muinn672/
Minkx672/
Minnh672/
Mngke672/
Minzz671/
Minxs671/
Mimne671/
Mngue671/
M'Min671/
Mindė671/
Mginn671/
Miehn671/
Mmeng671/
Mintt671/
Mindd671/
Mmngx671/
Mngkh671/
Mienn670/

Ming Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ming in the Tibetan language
མིང་ming-
Ming in the Hindi language
मिंगminga83.33
मिंजminja16.67
Ming in the Russian language
Мингming-

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Ming Reference & Research

Ming - Mings FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ming
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