Minkens Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Latvia

Minkens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Minkens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Minkens Last Name Facts

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

The last name Minkens occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Minkens click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Minkens? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,063,924th most common surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Minkens occurs mostly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Minkens reside; 80 percent reside in North America and 80 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Minkens is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 45,307,367. In The United States it is mostly found in: Alabama, where 25 percent are found, Illinois, where 25 percent are found and Wisconsin, where 25 percent are found. Beside The United States it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Latvia, where 10 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 10 percent are found.

Minkens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Minkens has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Minkens last name increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Minkens Last Name Statistics demography

Minkens earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 68.13% less than the national average, earning $13,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Menkens86813/
Minkins86142/
Menckens801/
Minquens801/
Mehnkens800/
Mincins711/
Mencens711/
Minquins671/
Menkins57204/
Meņkins571/
Memkins570/
Meenkins531/
Menchins530/
Mehnkins530/

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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
  • 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 Minkens
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