Minkes Surname

889,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 302 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Minkes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Minkes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2111:80,03413,457
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Mexico261:4,774,08528,474
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Suriname41:138,1547,029
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
England11:55,718,059489,080
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Minkes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Minkes has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Minkes? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 889,654th most commonly held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 24,130,947 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 73 percent of Minkes reside; 72 percent reside in Western Europe and 72 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 211 people, or 1 in 80,034. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: Friesland, where 44 percent reside, North Holland, where 16 percent reside and South Holland, where 11 percent reside. Beside The Netherlands it is found in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent reside and Mexico, where 9 percent reside.

Minkes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Minkes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Minkes surname grew 825 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Minkes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Minkes last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Minkes earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 58.35% more than the national average, earning $68,327 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Minckes9214/
Minkies921/
Mienkes921/
Minkesh921/
Menkes83904/
Minces8370/
Minkis8355/
Mimkes8334/
Minkez833/
Minkesová802/
Minkesova801/
Minches7731/
Menkies7724/
Minques774/
Mengkes773/
Menkese772/
Mingkis771/
Menkeus771/
Menckes771/
Menkesse7115/
Mönnckes711/
Mienkisz711/
Menkis6787/
Mences6729/
Mincis6729/
Menkès674/
Mnqese671/
Mienkisch671/
Minkiz671/
Minqis671/
Mnches671/

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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
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  • 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 Minkes
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