Minness Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Wales
Highest density in:
Wales

Minness Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Minness Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales181:171,91811,581
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
England111:5,065,278148,650
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland91:415,91311,811
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Minness Last Name Facts

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

The last name Minness is found in Wales more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Minness? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,661,929th most commonly held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Minness reside; 55 percent reside in Northern Europe and 55 percent reside in British Isles.

Minness is most widely held in Wales, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 171,918. In Wales Minness is most numerous in: Powys, where 94 percent reside and City and County of Swansea, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Wales this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 23 percent reside and England, where 21 percent reside.

Minness Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Minness has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Minness surname rose 157 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Minness Last Name Statistics demography

Minness earn more than double the average income. In Peru they earn 115% more than the national average, earning S/. 41,677 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mginness931/
Minnes92500/
Minnies862,154/
Minniss86115/
Mønness866/
Minneus862/
Minneas860/
Menness860/
Minne836,524/
Mness831/
Miennies80217/
Minnie778,519/
Minnis775,740/
Minner773,364/
Minney772,449/
Mennes77982/
Minnet77482/
Minnee77381/
Minnei77177/
Åminne7769/
Mienne7753/
Minneh7724/
Minnex777/
Minnée776/
Mingne776/
Minnea773/
Minneu771/
Mionne771/
Mimnes771/
Minnez770/
Mingnisse753/
Mnne7317/
Mnes731/
Minnett71410/
Menniss7198/
Menneas7197/
Miennie7189/
Minnish7156/
Minnice7155/
Miennee7141/
Mennies7131/
Minnoey7120/
Menneus719/
Mginnis718/
Minneat711/
Minnerr711/
Minneshova711/
Minnihe711/
Mennese711/
Misnner711/
Minnner711/
Mgnesse711/
Minniey711/
Mingnez711/
Minnead710/
Minnieh710/
Mennesr710/
Minneer710/
Minnech710/
Minnetz710/
Minnerh710/
Minnais710/
Menne677,533/
Minni672,056/
Minna671,539/
Minny67407/
Minné6768/
Mnese6762/
Männe6741/
Mynne677/
Minnisch675/
Mnees674/
Minnh672/
Minnj672/
Mnesh672/
Mimne671/
Mnnea671/
Mneis671/
Mniss671/
Minnahey670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Minness
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