Minobu Surname

835,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 330 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Minobu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Minobu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan3091:413,73613,104
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214

Minobu (943) may also be a first name.

Minobu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Minobu occurs most in Japan. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Minobu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Minobu is the 835,661st most widely held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 22,083,472 people. The surname Minobu occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Minobu are found; 94 percent are found in East Asia and 94 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Minobu is also the 263,138th most frequently occurring given name globally. It is borne by 943 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Japan, where it is held by 309 people, or 1 in 413,736. In Japan it is primarily found in: Miyazaki Prefecture, where 27 percent are found, Aichi Prefecture, where 18 percent are found and Ōita Prefecture, where 17 percent are found. Not including Japan Minobu occurs in one country. It is also found in Brazil, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Minabu8317/
Menobu831/
Munobu831/
Minabui7714/
Munobau773/
Minowui772/
Minawou771/
Minabou771/
Mingabu771/
Meinabou711/
Menabu6788/
Minawu6718/
Menebu674/
Munabu673/
Mengoubou671/
Mmenabu6228/
Munabau6210/
Munabui624/
Minhawu624/
Menabui622/
Menabou621/
Menebou621/
Menabau621/
Megnowou571/
Muinavau571/
Menabó5012/
Menawu503/

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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 Minobu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis