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Where Does The Last Name Minor Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Minor (Arabic: قاصر, Hindi: मिनोर, Marathi: िमनोर, Russian: Минор) is found most frequently in Pakistan. It may be rendered as a variant: Miñor, Minôr or Mínor. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Minor? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Minor is the 3,795^th most frequently occurring last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 49,316 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 67 percent of Minor are found; 65 percent are found in South Asia and 64 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 53,512^th most commonly occurring given name internationally, held by 12,212 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Pakistan, where it is borne by 95,009 people, or 1 in 1,880. In Pakistan it is most numerous in: Sindh, where 100 percent reside, Punjab, where 0 percent reside and Islamabad Capital Territory, where 0 percent reside. Besides Pakistan Minor exists in 92 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Mexico, where 2 percent reside.

Minor Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Minor has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Minor last name expanded 595 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 248 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 156 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Minor Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (69%) in Russia and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Minor last name are 37.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 90.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Minor earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 2.63% more than the national average, earning R 243,888 per year; in United States they earn 8.19% less than the national average, earning $39,617 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.77% less than the national average, earning $47,808 CAD per year.