Minski Surname

374,335th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 957 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Estonia

Minski Surname User-submission:

The Minski surname refers to a person who came from Minsk, the capital city of Belarus.

Minski Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil4631:462,36417,525
United States2211:1,640,086109,636
Germany491:1,642,96996,430
Belarus451:211,13526,436
France371:1,795,209158,669
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Israel91:950,84857,975
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Scotland81:669,22723,443
England51:11,143,612252,590
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Miński (2) are calculated separately.

Minski Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Minski surname refers to a person who came from Minsk, the capital city of Belarus.

- haffman97

Minski Last Name Facts

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

The surname Minski (Russian: Мински) is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Miński. For other possible spellings of Minski click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Minski? popularity and diffusion

The surname Minski is the 374,335th most frequent last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 7,614,991 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Minski live; 51 percent live in South America and 48 percent live in Luso-South America.

The last name Minski is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is held by 463 people, or 1 in 462,364. In Brazil it is primarily concentrated in: Paraná, where 46 percent reside, Santa Catarina, where 25 percent reside and Rio Grande do Sul, where 15 percent reside. Apart from Brazil this surname is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Germany, where 5 percent reside.

Minski Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Minski has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Minski surname grew 2,456 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Minski Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Minski surname are 10.64% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.41% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Minski earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.97% more than the national average, earning $44,430 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.82% more than the national average, earning $56,053 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Miński942/
Minskip9282/
Minskiy9224/
Minskii9212/
Minskij9210/
Minskis921/
Mienski921/
Minskie920/
Minskaia863/
Minsky831,736/
Minske83233/
Menski8375/
Minska8343/
Mimski835/
Mnskit835/
Minsker77277/
Mynskyi77173/
Minskey7794/
Mionske7746/
Menskyi7745/
Mieński7729/
Menskoi7721/
Minskoy7718/
Menskiy774/
Miensky774/
Mienský772/
Menskii772/
Mnsgkit771/
Mynskoi771/
Menskis771/
Mienska771/
Minskyy771/
Minscka771/
Menskie770/
Męski732/
Mnske731/
Minskaya711,092/
Minschke71173/
Minskaja712/
Mensky67210/
Menska6723/
Mynsky6713/
Menske677/
Mińska672/
Memski671/
Mionskaya671/

Minski Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Minski in the Russian language
Минскиminski-

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