Minnow Surname

366,307th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 984 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Minnow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Minnow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana9011:29,9903,547
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
England81:6,964,757184,742
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
China21:683,660,78330,601
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Minnow (25) may also be a first name.

Minnow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Minnow occurs more in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Minnow? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 366,307th most commonly used family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 7,406,043 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Minnow live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Minnow is also the 2,136,160th most numerous given name globally, borne by 25 people.

The surname Minnow is most commonly used in Ghana, where it is carried by 901 people, or 1 in 29,990. Outside of Ghana this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent are found and Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.

Minnow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Minnow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Minnow last name expanded 280 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Minnow Last Name Statistics demography

Minnow earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.43% less than the national average, earning $39,079 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Minnows920/
Mennow8346/
Minnov834/
Minnova772/
Minnoff771/
Mnowe732/
Mnowa732/
Mimnaw6714/
Mimnov671/
Mennova623/
Mnov602/
Mnof601/
Mnova55241/
Mnawe5512/
Mnoev556/
Mhnov554/
Mnnaf552/
Mnofh551/
Mehenouwe531/
Memnov509/
Mennab502/
Mngahw501/
Mnawhe501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Minnow
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