Minn Surname

13,045th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42,963 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Myanmar
Highest density in:
Myanmar

Minn Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Min.' There is some evidence in favour of an old personal name Min, which was probably a nick. Minnie is still used as a girl's pet name for Emmeline. The existence of Minson strongly favours this view.

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Minn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Myanmar41,8871:1,240116
United States4231:856,87765,220
Singapore1371:40,2021,485
Germany1181:682,25052,603
Estonia731:18,1073,073
Thailand501:1,412,767195,138
England421:1,326,62059,571
France361:1,845,076161,051
Malaysia281:1,053,36546,873
Mauritania181:227,49210,961
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
South Korea131:3,941,558724
India131:59,005,029552,550
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
China41:341,830,39216,990
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Macau11:601,6301,582
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1061:229,95617,302
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1261:398,56129,579

The alternate forms: Miñn (1) are calculated separately.

Minn (15,640) may also be a first name.

Minn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Min.' There is some evidence in favour of an old personal name Min, which was probably a nick. Minnie is still used as a girl's pet name for Emmeline. The existence of Minson strongly favours this view. Further it must be remembered that Emmeline was a very popular girl-name in the hereditary surname period, and must have had a nick.

1541. Buried — John Myn, servant to Mr. Gammadge: St. Antholin (London).

1595. Married — William Mynne and Anne Phenney: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1748. — Joseph Gant, or Grant, and Ann Mins: ibid.

1793. — Robert Minson and Ann Dakins: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Most probably a shortened form of ( Mac )minn, which see.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

1 the Old Teutonic personal name Min(n)a [Old Saxon minn(i)a = O.H. Ger. minna = Old English myne, love, orig. memory, memorial, as in Old Norse minne] 2 v. MacMinn.

3 for Milne, q.v

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The name of a branch of the Scottish clan Menzies numerous in Ulster. SIF 114*

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

This series seems to point to Minn, (the same as Mynn) as an ancient personal name.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The name of Minns was in the county in the 16th century, when a widow bearing the name married into the L'Estrange family of Hunstanton (Bl.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Minn Last Name Facts

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

Minn (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻴﻦ, Hindi: मिन्न) occurs most in Myanmar. It may appear in the variant forms: Miñn. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Minn? popularity and diffusion

The surname Minn is the 13,045th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 169,624 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Minn reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Burmo-Asia. It is also the 45,079th most widely held first name internationally It is held by 15,640 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Myanmar, where it is borne by 41,887 people, or 1 in 1,240. Excluding Myanmar this last name exists in 45 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Singapore, where 0 percent are found.

Minn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Minn has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Minn last name rose 336 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Minn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Baptist (38%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Minn surname are 2.61% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.84% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Minn earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 18.08% more than the national average, earning $50,949 USD per year and in Canada they earn 46.57% more than the national average, earning $72,819 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Miñn921/
Minne896,524/
Minnd8919/
Minnë894/
Minnì894/
Minnt893/
Minnh892/
Muinn892/
Minng891/
Mginn891/
Mienn890/
Min861,033,082/
Mnn8611/
Åminne8069/
Mingne806/
Minnck803/
Minnth800/
Ming75396,022/
Mina75196,435/
Muin7527,441/
Mion756,904/
Mind754,628/
Mien753,854/
Menn753,219/
Mint751,593/
Münn75176/
Mynn7598/
Minì7546/
Mihn7541/
Mmin7530/
Mijn7522/
Männ7519/
Mnne7517/
Mnng7514/
Misn7510/
Hmin754/
Mnnn754/
Mgin753/
Mimn753/
Mnnq752/
Minq752/
Mnnd751/
Mnnh751/
Mnnt751/
Månn751/
Minù751/
Minnova732/
Menne677,533/
Mn672,596/
Mindt671,202/
Minkh671,091/
Mmina67590/
Mindh67134/
Mingh6759/
Mincė6746/
Minjz6745/
Mingg6734/
Møien6730/
'Mina6715/
Hmuin679/
Mynne677/
Hminq676/
Muunn676/
Mingk675/
Muenn674/
Mennt672/
Hming671/
Mehnn671/
Mming671/
M'Min671/
Mindė671/
Miehn671/
Mintt671/
Minzz671/
Mindd671/
Mennd671/
M'Enn671/
Moenn671/
Meenn671/
Mimne671/
Mimng671/
Meunn670/

Minn Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Minn in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻴﻦmyn-
Minn in the Hindi language
मिन्नminna72.22
मीन्नminna11.11
मीण्णminna5.56
मिननminana5.56
मिणनminana5.56

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