Minoru Surname

1,286,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Japan

Minoru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Minoru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil731:2,932,52586,118
Japan621:2,062,00528,203
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
China21:683,660,78330,601
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Minoru (298,662) may also be a first name.

Minoru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Minoru occurs in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Minoru? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,286,243rd most common family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 41,172,576 people. Minoru occurs mostly in Asia, where 49 percent of Minoru live; 42 percent live in South America and 41 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 3,504th most prevalent first name globally It is held by 298,662 people.

The surname Minoru is most frequent in Brazil, where it is held by 73 people, or 1 in 2,932,525. In Brazil it is most numerous in: São Paulo, where 77 percent reside, Paraná, where 12 percent reside and Minas Gerais, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Brazil Minoru exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in Japan, where 35 percent reside and Indonesia, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Minorui9263/
Minouru922/
Mingoru921/
Meingoru861/
Munoru831,420/
Minaru8354/
Minuru8347/
Menoru834/
Mineru834/
Munooru77459/
Mengoru77201/
Minarau7723/
Mainuru7712/
Mainaru778/
Minuiru777/
Maineru773/
Munnoru772/
Mmunoru772/
Minerui772/
Menooru771/
Menouru771/
Muinuru771/
Minoroo771/
Minarut771/
M'Munoru71159/
Munnooru7140/
Megnooru7116/
Minarush719/
Menourou711/
Majnooru711/
Mignaruy711/
Muneru6723/
Mynaru6712/
Menuru674/
Munaru673/
Meneru673/
Mjnaru671/
Mynuru671/

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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 Minoru
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