Minus Surname

226,403rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,793 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Minus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Minus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8711:416,14136,124
Indonesia2701:489,81240,209
Bahamas2481:1,580269
Russia1471:980,42976,068
Malaysia411:719,37133,828
Romania301:669,26246,959
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
England181:3,095,448105,421
Belarus171:558,88650,306
Moldova141:254,38322,033
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Myanmar91:5,770,887975
India71:109,580,769786,157
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Haiti31:3,561,30220,668
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
France21:33,211,361423,184
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1831:274,41922,265

The alternate forms: Miñus (4) are calculated separately.

Minus (1,697) may also be a first name.

Minus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Minus (Bengali: মিনুস, Hindi: मीनुस, Oriya: ମିନୁସ, Russian: Минус) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Miñus. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Minus? popularity and diffusion

It is the 226,403rd most prevalent surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 4,064,443 people. The surname Minus is primarily found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Minus are found; 49 percent are found in North America and 49 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 186,604th most frequent forename worldwide, borne by 1,697 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 871 people, or 1 in 416,141. In The United States it is most common in: South Carolina, where 19 percent live, Florida, where 10 percent live and New Jersey, where 8 percent live. Besides The United States this surname exists in 48 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 15 percent live and The Bahamas, where 14 percent live.

Minus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Minus has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Minus last name grew 476 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 360 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Minus Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Minus last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (67%) in Russia.

In The United States Minus are 15.83% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 69.06% being registered with the party.

The amount Minus earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 49.85% more than the national average, earning R 356,100 per year and in United States they earn 6.41% less than the national average, earning $40,382 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Miñus934/
Mingus912,264/
Mainus91170/
Mineus9198/
Minous9142/
Meinus9121/
Minuse9120/
Minaus916/
Moinus916/
Minush914/
Minuss913/
Minuis911/
Minu8911,469/
Mainous83291/
Mingous83185/
Mainusz8380/
Minouds835/
Minoush834/
Mainush834/
Minouse832/
Moinuis831/
Minusse831/
Maineus831/
Mainnus831/
Mingaus831/
Minause831/
Migneus831/
Meinusz831/
Mginnus830/
Minhaus830/
Minguss830/
Mingu803,664/
Minou803,274/
Mainu801,373/
Minos801,104/
Minut801,059/
Minuz80459/
Menus80337/
Minui80264/
Minau80148/
Munus80128/
Mynus8080/
Misnu8062/
Mineu8050/
Meinu8042/
Moinu8032/
Muinu8026/
Minuy8015/
Mijnu807/
Minup807/
Minuț806/
Minuu805/
Minuh805/
Minuj803/
Minuc802/
Mihnu801/
Minux801/
Mienu801/
Mainusch77631/
Meinusch77146/
Moineuse7776/
Minusova7723/
Meinguss774/
Mienhaus772/
Mienhuis771/
Mingouss771/
Meinhaus770/
Maingu7310,158/
Meneus731,583/
Minaud731,371/
Mingou73938/
Mainou73865/
Mengus73694/
Menous73553/
Minoux73492/
Muinos73333/
Minosh73291/
Mainau73259/
Mainos73128/
Maynus73110/
Minaux7394/
Mainuš7367/
Muingu7365/
Mingau7357/
Meanus7350/
Minhós7350/
Meinou7331/
Minuit7330/
Minaut7328/
Miongu7327/
Minhui7325/
Minaup7317/
Minuce7316/
Minuiz7316/
Mainut7316/
Meinau7314/
Mainui7314/
Minhau7312/
Menuis7312/
Minout7312/
Munush7311/
Mgingu7310/
Minhou7310/
Mihnos739/
Moinos736/
Minutt734/
Moinou733/
Mainnu733/
Menhus733/
Mainud732/
Meineu732/
Munnus732/
Minuha732/
Minguz732/
Menaus732/
Migneu732/
Minoud731/
Mainuu731/
Minguu731/
Minhut731/
Mignau731/
Mhingu731/
Mhinhu731/
Muinui731/
Mmingu731/
Menuse731/
Minoss731/
Mainuß731/
Majnus731/
Minouh731/
Minouj731/
Minuch731/
Mionou731/
Mignou731/
Meinos731/
Megnus731/
Muinut731/
Myhnus731/
Munhus731/
Minguh731/
Mainuh731/
Mainuz731/
Munous730/
Minoes730/
Mineut730/
Mainusova7134/
Minushova7116/
Magginous710/
Menu6710,995/
Minuche671,527/
Majnusz671,025/
Minault67618/
Moinaux67221/
Meinouh67202/
Minouch67194/
Mainaud67186/
Meneust67186/
Mignaud6783/
Moinaud6778/
Maingou6763/
Muinhos6751/
Minoose6750/
Moigneu6735/
Moignau6731/
Minhoes6730/
Mignaux6723/
Mynu6723/
Munuush6719/
Migneux6718/
Mainosh6715/
Miñu6710/
Minoosh679/
Minó678/
Meitnou677/
Moinouh674/
Mihnóss674/
Meignux673/
Mainoos673/
Mihnoss673/
Mignaut673/
Mainouh672/
Minhhuy672/
Meingou672/
Mengush672/
Mejnusz672/
Munnush672/
Muenhus672/
M'Einou671/
Meenush671/
Mineult671/
Menouse671/
Mjnu671/
Mengous671/
Metnous671/
Menhous671/
Maingau671/
Maynusz671/
Minhosh671/
Minú671/
Mojnusz671/
Moignou671/
Moinnou671/
Moinouy671/
Moinudd671/
Mmainou671/
Meinhos671/
Menhaus671/
Mesnaus671/
Menouss671/
Mainuch671/
Minuchh670/
Meinoux670/
Minuice670/
Mignult670/
Mynause670/

Minus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Minus in the Bengali language
মিনুসminusa-
Minus in the Oriya language
ମିନୁସminusa66.67
ମିନୁଷminusa33.33
Minus in the Hindi language
मीनुसminusa55.56
मीनूसminusa27.78
मिनुसminusa11.11
मिनूसminusa5.56
Minus in the Russian language
Минусminus-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Minus
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