Minku Surname

1,518,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Moldova

Minku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Minku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India731:10,507,745199,418
Russia231:6,266,220254,708
England81:6,964,757184,742
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Moldova41:890,34246,069
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382

Minku (3,711) may also be a first name.

Minku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Minku (Bengali: মিংকু, Hindi: मिनकू, Marathi: िमनकु, Oriya: ମିୁ, Russian: Минку) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Minku? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,518,885th most commonly occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 53,193,766 people. The last name Minku occurs predominantly in Asia, where 64 percent of Minku are found; 57 percent are found in South Asia and 53 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Minku is also the 115,682nd most prevalent forename world-wide. It is borne by 3,711 people.

This last name is most widely held in India, where it is held by 73 people, or 1 in 10,507,745. In India it is most frequent in: Bihar, where 38 percent live, Telangana, where 29 percent live and Uttar Pradesh, where 8 percent live. Barring India this surname occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 17 percent live and England, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Minkeu91273/
Minkou9127/
Minkui9126/
Mingku9120/
Minkau9118/
Minkuy911/
Minkud911/
Minkuj911/
Mnku892/
Muinkeu8369/
Mingkau835/
Mingkui833/
Minkutė832/
Minkusz831/
Minkoud831/
Mincu805,027/
Minkó80194/
Menku8023/
Mynku805/
Mnkui801/
Minkhaus770/
Minkoe731,104/
Menkeu73159/
Mengku7323/
Minkoo7314/
Menkou7313/
Munkuu736/
Mincui736/
Mincus733/
Mynkus732/
Mincou731/
Mũnũku731/
Minckhaus710/
Munkhuu67412/
Menkhus67135/
Menkous67120/
Menkush6735/
Mengkau6726/
Menkouz675/
Mincheu672/
Mingcui672/
Mncu671/
Mynkaus671/
Menkeus671/
Menkaus671/
Mengkhu671/

Minku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Minku in the Marathi language
िमनकुimanaku75
िमन्कुimanku16.67
िमनकूimanaku8.33
Minku in the Oriya language
ମିୁmiu66.67
ମିୁକୁମାରmiukumara33.33
Minku in the Bengali language
মিংকুminku53.33
মিঙ্কুminku46.67
Minku in the Hindi language
मिनकूminaku41.87
मिंकूminku21.11
मिन्कूminku16.96
मिंकुminku7.96
मिन्कुminku4.33
मिनकुminaku2.94
मींकूminku2.08
मीन्कूminku1.04
मीनकूminaku0.87
मींकुminku0.35
मिंन्कूminnku0.17
मीनकुminaku0.17
मिकूmiku0.17
Minku in the Russian language
Минкуminku-

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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 Minku
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