Minus Surname
Approximately 1,793 people bear this surname
Minus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 871 | 1:416,141 | 36,124 |
| Indonesia | 270 | 1:489,812 | 40,209 |
| Bahamas | 248 | 1:1,580 | 269 |
| Russia | 147 | 1:980,429 | 76,068 |
| Malaysia | 41 | 1:719,371 | 33,828 |
| Romania | 30 | 1:669,262 | 46,959 |
| South Africa | 29 | 1:1,868,197 | 87,346 |
| Australia | 21 | 1:1,285,510 | 68,491 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| Belarus | 17 | 1:558,886 | 50,306 |
| Moldova | 14 | 1:254,383 | 22,033 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Myanmar | 9 | 1:5,770,887 | 975 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Haiti | 3 | 1:3,561,302 | 20,668 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 183 | 1:274,419 | 22,265 |
The alternate forms: Miñus (4) are calculated separately.
Minus (1,697) may also be a first name.
Minus Demographics
Minus Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Minus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Minus Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Minus (Bengali: মিনুস, Hindi: मीनुस, Oriya: ମିନୁସ, Russian: Минус) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Miñus. For other potential spellings of Minus click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Minus? popularity and diffusion
Minus is the 226,403rd most numerous family name on earth, held by around 1 in 4,064,443 people. This last name occurs predominantly 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. Minus is also the 186,604th most commonly used forename worldwide. It is borne by 1,697 people.
This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 871 people, or 1 in 416,141. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: South Carolina, where 19 percent live, Florida, where 10 percent live and New Jersey, where 8 percent live. Beside The United States it occurs in 48 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 15 percent live and The Bahamas, where 14 percent live.
Minus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Minus has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 476 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 360 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Minus Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (67%) in Russia.
In The United States Minus are 15.83% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party 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
Minus Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Minus in the Bengali language | ||
| মিনুস | minusa | - |
| Minus in the Oriya language | ||
| ମିନୁସ | minusa | 66.67 |
| ମିନୁଷ | minusa | 33.33 |
| Minus in the Hindi language | ||
| मीनुस | minusa | 55.56 |
| मीनूस | minusa | 27.78 |
| मिनुस | minusa | 11.11 |
| मिनूस | minusa | 5.56 |
| Minus in the Russian language | ||
| Минус | minus | - |
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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 Minus
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