Minkov Surname

68,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,227 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Minkov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Minkov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria4,5621:1,530232
Russia1,8371:78,4569,986
Belarus3591:26,4654,555
United States1691:2,144,727135,635
Spain511:916,70735,562
Kazakhstan481:368,38529,407
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
Greece271:410,36354,524
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
England171:3,277,533109,658
North Macedonia161:131,34210,370
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Kyrgyzstan71:853,23652,732
Moldova61:593,56136,655
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
France41:16,605,680368,153
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

Minkov Last Name Facts

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

The last name Minkov (Russian: Миньков) is held by more people in Bulgaria than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Minkov? popularity and diffusion

The surname Minkov is the 68,697th most widespread family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,008,378 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 87 percent of Minkov are found; 64 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 63 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in Bulgaria, where it is held by 4,562 people, or 1 in 1,530. In Bulgaria it is mostly concentrated in: Sofia City Province, where 16 percent are found, Plovdiv Province, where 13 percent are found and Lovech Province, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Bulgaria this last name is found in 42 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 25 percent are found and Belarus, where 5 percent are found.

Minkov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Minkov last name is principally Orthodox (83%) in Russia, Orthodox (92%) in Belarus and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Minkov last name are 7.38% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60.61% being registered with the political party.

The amount Minkov earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 158.19% more than the national average, earning R 613,548 per year; in United States they earn 24.82% more than the national average, earning $53,858 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.81% less than the national average, earning $48,785 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Minkova927,190/
Mienkov9257/
Minkoev9223/
Misnkov923/
Minkovs922/
Minkhov922/
Min'kov922/
Minkhova862/
Menkov832,109/
Mynkov83460/
Minkow83219/
Mincov83134/
Mhnkov833/
Minkav833/
Mimkov833/
Minkovová804/
Menkova771,957/
Minkoff771,409/
Mynkova77565/
Minkeev77135/
Minkaev77118/
Maenkov7794/
Mincova7711/
Menkovs773/
Menkoev772/
Minkowa772/
Mesnkov771/
Mnhkova771/
Mennkov771/
Menkhov771/
Minkosf771/
Minkhev771/
Menkhova711/
Minkheev711/
Minkashv711/
Minkhoff711/
Mienkhof710/
Mincof6760/
Menkev6719/
Mincow676/
Menkow672/
Memkov671/
Mencov671/

Minkov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Minkov in the Russian language
Миньковminkov-

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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 Minkov
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