Minkowski Surname

359,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,007 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Minkowski Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Minkowski Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland6591:57,6769,094
United States1291:2,809,759166,838
Israel1061:80,7329,742
France281:2,372,240182,981
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
England111:5,065,278148,650
Wales91:343,83718,086
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

The alternate forms: Mińkowski (7) are calculated separately.

Minkowski Last Name Facts

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

Minkowski is borne by more people in Poland than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Mińkowski. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Minkowski? popularity and diffusion

Minkowski is the 359,713th most commonly used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 7,236,888 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Minkowski live; 66 percent live in Eastern Europe and 66 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in Poland, where it is borne by 659 people, or 1 in 57,676. Outside of Poland it exists in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Israel, where 11 percent are found.

Minkowski Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Minkowski are 24.9% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 78.13% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Minkowski earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 31.57% more than the national average, earning $56,773 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.51% more than the national average, earning $60,368 CAD per year.

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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 Minkowski
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