Minsky Surname

232,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,736 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Minsky Surname Definition:

(Russian) One who came from Minsk, in Byelorussia.

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Minsky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2281:295,16227,322
Israel2021:42,3655,758
Canada1081:341,16330,982
England631:884,41445,970
Brazil531:4,039,138109,837
Argentina411:1,042,52264,438
Belarus161:593,81652,198
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
France31:22,140,907385,998
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Minsky Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Russian) One who came from Minsk, in Byelorussia.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Minsky is a surname meaning 'from Minsk'. Minsk is the capital and largest city of the Eastern European country of Belarus. Minsk has a population of 2 million people. By car it is 3h from Vilnius (Lithuania), 9h from Moscow (Russia), 13h from Kyiv (Ukraine).

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Minsky Last Name Facts

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

The last name Minsky (Arabic: منسكي) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Minsky? popularity and diffusion

Minsky is the 232,523rd most frequent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 4,197,895 people. The surname Minsky is primarily found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Minsky reside; 77 percent reside in North America and 76 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 1,228 people, or 1 in 295,162. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 23 percent are found, Florida, where 14 percent are found and California, where 13 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname is found in 21 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 12 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.

Minsky Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Minsky has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Minsky last name expanded 9,446 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 6,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Minsky Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Orthodox (79%) in Russia and Orthodox (89%) in Belarus.

In The United States those bearing the Minsky surname are 1.6% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.83% being registered with the party.

The amount Minsky earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 41.24% more than the national average, earning $60,944 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.25% more than the national average, earning $51,797 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Minskey9294/
Minskiy9224/
Minskoy9218/
Miensky924/
Minskyy921/
Minskaya861,092/
Minski83957/
Minske83233/
Mensky83210/
Minska8343/
Mynsky8313/
Mionskaya801/
Minsker77277/
Mynskyi77173/
Minskip7782/
Mionske7746/
Menskyi7745/
Menskoy7715/
Minskii7712/
Minskij7710/
Menskey7710/
Menskiy774/
Mienský772/
Minscka771/
Mienski771/
Minskis771/
Mienska771/
Minskie770/
Mnske731/
Menskaya71206/
Minschke71173/
Minskaia713/
Minskaja712/
Mynskaya711/
Menski6775/
Menska6723/
Menzky6719/
Menske677/
Mimski675/
Mnskit675/
Memsky674/
Miński672/
Mińska672/

Minsky Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Minsky in the Arabic language
منسكيmnsky-

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