Mink Surname

39,981st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Mink Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mink Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,6821:47,1835,727
Germany3,0401:26,4823,495
Netherlands1,3911:12,1401,721
Afghanistan1961:164,0473,374
Canada1911:192,90918,967
Denmark941:60,0506,090
Brazil671:3,195,13992,032
Hungary501:196,32616,661
South Africa431:1,259,94770,377
Switzerland411:200,31517,548
Australia401:674,89346,030
Thailand371:1,909,144231,790
Russia331:4,367,365205,470
Belgium241:479,02747,365
France231:2,887,944200,772
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
England141:3,979,861125,553
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Croatia121:352,38432,084
India91:85,229,487684,495
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Ireland61:784,82316,062
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Bulgaria61:1,163,15137,744
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
China41:341,830,39216,990
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Lithuania31:1,011,52932,308
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Malta11:430,2723,380
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4141:35,5154,220

Mink (814) may also be a first name.

Mink Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mink (Hindi: मीनक, Marathi: मीना, Russian: Минк) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mink? popularity and diffusion

It is the 39,981st most frequently held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 555,284 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Mink live; 56 percent live in North America and 56 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 286,493rd most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 814 people.

The last name Mink is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 7,682 people, or 1 in 47,183. In The United States Mink is most prevalent in: Kentucky, where 10 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Tennessee, where 6 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 59 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 23 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 11 percent reside.

Mink Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mink has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mink surname expanded 543 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 22 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mink Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Mink surname are 18.93% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.7% being registered with the political party.

The amount Mink earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 21.13% more than the national average, earning 419,208 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 372.62% more than the national average, earning R 1,123,120 per year; in United States they earn 1% more than the national average, earning $43,582 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.89% less than the national average, earning $49,240 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Minke892,198/
Minck891,214/
Minkh891,091/
Mienk8931/
Mingk895/
Minkx892/
Mnk8654/
Mincke80507/
Mingke80151/
Minksz8010/
Minckh807/
Minkhe805/
Muinck804/
Minnck803/
Mijnke802/
Minkcs801/
Ming75396,022/
Menk752,894/
Minx75967/
Minc75486/
Münk75251/
Mynk75128/
Mnkh7571/
Mönk7542/
Minq752/
Mnkx751/
Mnke751/
Mmnk751/
Mnkp751/
Mnkt751/
Mhnk751/
Minkova737,190/
Minková73161/
Minkowa732/
Minkcks732/
Menke6722,254/
Menck671,766/
Mings671,522/
Mönkh67768/
Muing67498/
Miong67270/
Münks67162/
Meenk67138/
Mönks67137/
Mieng67115/
Mönck67101/
Münke6799/
Moenk6783/
Menkh6764/
Münck6759/
Mingh6759/
Muenk6749/
Mincė6746/
Mingg6734/
Mengk6726/
Mynkh6725/
Mionc6717/
Mynck6710/
Menkő679/
Hminq676/
Mincs674/
Minkhova672/
Mngke672/
Mnksh671/
Mimks671/
Minng671/
Minxs671/
Mingt671/
Mming671/
Mngkh671/
Hming671/
Mimng671/
Mnkhh671/
Mehnk670/
Mingz670/

Mink Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mink in the Marathi language
मीनाmina-
Mink in the Hindi language
मीनकminaka44.44
मिंकminka22.22
मिन्कminka22.22
मींकminka11.11
Mink in the Russian language
Минкmink-

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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 Mink
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