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
Average Male Minus Height
174 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Miñus. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Minus? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 226,403rd most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,064,443 people. Minus is mostly found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Minus live; 49 percent live in North America and 49 percent live in Anglo-North America. Minus is also the 186,604th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 1,697 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 871 people, or 1 in 416,141. In The United States Minus is most common in: South Carolina, where 19 percent reside, Florida, where 10 percent reside and New Jersey, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States Minus occurs in 48 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 15 percent reside and The Bahamas, where 14 percent reside.
Minus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency 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 devotion of those carrying the Minus last name is chiefly 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 national average, with 69.06% being registered to vote for 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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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