Minke Surname

191,699th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Minke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Minke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8821:91,27611,466
United States6141:590,32448,194
Netherlands2091:80,80013,556
Canada1161:317,63429,153
Denmark1001:56,4475,764
Poland441:863,83566,160
Ivory Coast431:536,54016,589
Cameroon421:494,50240,134
India251:30,682,615377,978
France171:3,907,219231,005
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
England131:4,286,005132,302
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2001:251,09320,779

Minke (3,888) may also be a first name.

Minke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Minke (Hindi: मिनके, Marathi: िमनके, Russian: Минке) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Minke? popularity and diffusion

The surname Minke is the 191,699th most frequent surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 3,315,535 people. The last name Minke is primarily found in Europe, where 59 percent of Minke reside; 51 percent reside in Western Europe and 50 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Minke is also the 112,467th most frequently used given name world-wide It is held by 3,888 people.

The surname Minke is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 882 people, or 1 in 91,276. In Germany it is mostly found in: Lower Saxony, where 14 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Germany Minke occurs in 33 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 10 percent are found.

Minke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Minke has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 307 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 7 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Minke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Minke last name are 3.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.76% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Minke earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.78% more than the national average, earning $44,782 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.96% more than the national average, earning $53,143 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mincke91507/
Minkeu91273/
Mingke91151/
Minkey91143/
Minkie9176/
Mienke9162/
Minkhe915/
Minkei914/
Minkez913/
Minkee912/
Mijnke912/
Minkeh911/
Mink8913,124/
Mnke891/
Minckes8314/
Muingke8312/
Mincker838/
Miencke835/
Mingkeh833/
Mingkey833/
Minkher831/
Menke8022,254/
Minka804,525/
Mince801,977/
Minck801,214/
Minkh801,091/
Mönke80259/
Minki80147/
Münke8099/
Minky8044/
Mienk8031/
Mingk805/
Minkx802/
Mngke802/
Minkeová771/
Mnk7554/
Mincey735,790/
Mencke731,240/
Mingki73579/
Mingue73473/
Minche73467/
Mingka73421/
Minque73368/
Minkai73184/
Menkeu73159/
Myncke73155/
Moenke73148/
Mincea73138/
Minkoa73108/
Mengke7379/
Mionki7375/
Maenke7369/
Mehnke7359/
Menkeh7358/
Menkee7343/
Mimkes7334/
Minkaa7329/
Minkui7326/
Möncke7324/
Minkyo7320/
Menkey7317/
Meenke7317/
Muenke7314/
Menkie7312/
Mienki7312/
Möhnke7312/
Minksz7310/
Minckh737/
Muinck734/
Minnck733/
Menkei733/
Minkio733/
Mienka732/
Minkoi732/
Menkea732/
Mincky731/
Mingce731/
Mingky731/
Minkcs731/
Minkuj731/
Menkhe731/
Minkha731/
Minkiz731/
Mynker731/
Minkaj731/
Minkuy731/
Mimkee730/
Mennke730/
Mynnke730/
Ming67396,022/
Minkova677,190/
Menk672,894/
Minx67967/
Minchey67611/
Minc67486/
Mingkid67304/
Moehnke67293/
Münk67251/
Minková67161/
Mynk67128/
Mnkh6771/
Minchee6750/
Mönk6742/
Minquez6727/
Muencke6725/
Mingkay6725/
Minchea6723/
Mingkih6714/
Minquet6714/
Møhncke6712/
Mengkeh679/
Mingkio677/
Mengker676/
Mingkai676/
Menkeah676/
Mähncke676/
Mnce676/
Mingkoi676/
Mingque675/
Minques674/
Mingkui673/
Mingche673/
Minkcks672/
Meenkey672/
Minkowa672/
Minq672/
Minkgai672/
Maencke671/
Maengke671/
Miencky671/
Mengkey671/
Mnka671/
Minggue671/
Mingkis671/
Minkaih671/
Minkaya671/
Minkhaa671/
Menkhee671/
Mencker671/
Müncker671/
Möhncke671/
Muenkee671/
Menckes671/
Mmnk671/
Mnki671/
Mnkp671/
Mnkt671/
Mnkx671/
Mhnk671/
Mengkee671/
Mingkip671/
Mehnkey670/

Minke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Minke in the Hindi language
मिनकेminake93.75
मिंकीminki6.25
Minke in the Marathi language
िमनकेimanake78.57
मीनकेminake21.43
Minke in the Russian language
Минкеminke-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Minke
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis