Minion Surname

258,381st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,523 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Minion Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Minion Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6221:582,73147,681
Philippines3951:256,29938,122
England1911:291,71822,402
Canada1621:227,44221,827
Australia871:310,29526,919
Northern Ireland191:97,1076,126
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Ireland61:784,82316,062
Wales61:515,75523,171
Scotland61:892,30328,047
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
France21:33,211,361423,184
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland191:233,15110,389
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England861:283,43519,633
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1051:478,27334,042

The alternate forms: Miñion (7) are calculated separately.

Minion (1,201) may also be a first name.

Minion Last Name Facts

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

The last name Minion is found most frequently in The United States. It may be found as a variant: Miñion. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Minion? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 258,381st most common last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 4,784,994 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Minion reside; 51 percent reside in North America and 51 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 228,576th most widespread forename world-wide, held by 1,201 people.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 622 people, or 1 in 582,731. In The United States it is most frequent in: Minnesota, where 9 percent are found, Michigan, where 8 percent are found and Missouri, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 27 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 26 percent are found and England, where 13 percent are found.

Minion Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Minion has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Minion surname rose 592 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 222 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 68 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Minion Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Minion last name is predominantly Anglican (95%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Minion last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.14% registered with the political party.

The amount Minion earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.43% more than the national average, earning $45,924 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.25% more than the national average, earning $58,254 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Miñion947/
Mignion9212/
Miniong9212/
Mainion925/
Mienion925/
Mingion921/
Mionion921/
Muinion921/
Minione921/
Minihon920/
Moinion920/
Meinion920/
Minin9122,425/
Mignione862/
Minihone861/
Minina8320,649/
Mignon838,769/
Mining831,242/
Munion831,152/
Mingin83473/
Moinin83290/
Minjon83233/
Minian83209/
Minyon83189/
Menion83180/
Minien83135/
Minhon8390/
Mainin8366/
Mignin8359/
Misnin8359/
Meinin8311/
Minink8311/
Mitnin833/
Mineon832/
Mininc832/
Miniom831/
Mihnin831/
Muinin831/
Mininn830/
Mignone775,242/
Moinian771,698/
Minihan771,417/
Minehon77503/
Meining77332/
Mingeon7778/
Maining7773/
Maignon7766/
Munnion7757/
Mainyon7749/
Meinina7747/
Muining7744/
Moignon7744/
Meniong7739/
Moinina7728/
Misning7720/
Mainina776/
Minjian776/
Minayon776/
Mingian776/
Moinnin776/
Miniane775/
Maiñion775/
Maingin774/
Meingin773/
Mainind773/
Mainian773/
Moinuin773/
Minhoun773/
Mainnin772/
Minjong772/
Mihnina772/
Mainjon772/
Mainint771/
Meinyon771/
Moining771/
M'Minin771/
Minhoon771/
Miniaan771/
Miniang771/
Minienė771/
Mininng771/
Minișan771/
Meinien771/
Minjohn771/
Mijnina771/
Miñon733,292/
Minen73673/
Minim73527/
Minyn732/
Miniñ731/
Minihane71891/
Moingeon71236/
Mhainina71137/
Maignone7175/
Mainhoon7119/
Mignonne7116/
Mininova717/
Moinihan714/
Miningue714/
Minaiyan714/
Mainyong714/
Minjiang713/
Mainning713/
Mainyone713/
Mininque712/
M'Heinin711/
Minaiian711/
Miniahan711/
Meinning711/
Moinijan711/
Maainian711/
Minaaian711/
Mininová711/
Minyasin711/
Mhainnin711/
Minayian711/
Maingeon711/
Meinen675,011/
Munian673,061/
Menyon671,237/
Megnon67733/
Miniam67563/
Misnen67338/
Mignan67334/
Mijnen67325/
Menhon67297/
Minyan67223/
Menjon67208/
Mignen67146/
Mainim67129/
Minjan6793/
Mineng6772/
Mineen6771/
Minhan6746/
Menijn6727/
Mainen6726/
Maingnone6726/
Meneon6723/
Menian6712/
Mainyn6712/
Minianova679/
Munián678/
Meñion677/
Muinen677/
Minoogian676/
Metingnon675/
Megnihoun675/
Minjom674/
Mignom674/
Muñion674/
Minaen674/
Mienen673/
Menien673/
Maiñon673/
Meinim672/
Minjongue672/
Mainín672/
Minehoune671/
Minyonova671/
Minuen671/
Minent671/
Minean671/
Maignohne671/
Minooijan671/
Mionin671/
Munjon671/
Hminen671/
M'Hainina671/
Muinim671/
Moinen670/

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