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Minato Surname

23,355th Most Commonsurname in the World

Approximately 23,209 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in: JapanHighest density in: Japan

Minato Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Minato Surname Distribution Map

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• 2014

Sort resultsIncidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)

Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
Japan	20,872	1:6,125	936
Italy	817	1:74,855	13,170
Brazil	532	1:402,395	15,332
United States	252	1:1,438,329	98,774
Australia	174	1:155,148	16,322
Canada	136	1:270,923	25,472
Papua New Guinea	126	1:64,712	8,434
Russia	112	1:1,286,813	92,220
France	65	1:1,021,888	113,182
Zimbabwe	29	1:532,353	42,865
Thailand	17	1:4,155,197	336,594
Indonesia	13	1:10,173,015	372,576
Guam	12	1:13,343	2,098
England	5	1:11,143,612	252,590
Kuwait	4	1:950,174	18,811
Algeria	4	1:9,657,888	64,782
Chile	4	1:4,404,118	44,633
Philippines	3	1:33,746,074	302,898
Argentina	3	1:14,247,805	235,975
China	3	1:455,773,855	21,925
Venezuela	2	1:15,102,038	69,873
United Arab Emirates	2	1:4,581,136	93,443
Kazakhstan	2	1:8,841,248	174,813
India	2	1:383,532,691	1,645,216
Switzerland	2	1:4,106,458	122,336
Slovakia	1	1:5,336,450	140,422
Colombia	1	1:47,774,072	44,230
Vietnam	1	1:92,646,054	8,382
Bangladesh	1	1:159,356,773	26,077
Uganda	1	1:39,039,279	258,887
Turkey	1	1:77,821,422	191,047
Belgium	1	1:11,496,644	167,539
Spain	1	1:46,752,036	156,870
Kenya	1	1:46,179,900	103,372
Bolivia	1	1:10,616,434	17,077
New Zealand	1	1:4,528,323	55,372
Myanmar	1	1:51,937,985	2,166
Morocco	1	1:34,476,099	111,471
Mexico	1	1:124,126,205	103,776
Malaysia	1	1:29,494,225	409,885
Lebanon	1	1:5,637,083	32,436

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Minato (17,347) may also be a first name.

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• Political Affiliation in:United StatesUnited States

Minato Demographics

Minato Political Affiliationin United States

Sample size: 47 (2014)

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Minato Last Name Facts

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

The surname Minato (Arabic: ميناتو, Russian: Минато) occurs most in Japan. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Minato? popularity and diffusion

Minato is the 23,355th most common family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 313,997 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Minato live; 90 percent live in East Asia and 90 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 41,935th most widespread given name internationally It is held by 17,347 people.

The surname Minato is most common in Japan, where it is borne by 20,872 people, or 1 in 6,125. In Japan it is mostly found in: Osaka Prefecture, where 11 percent reside, Tokyo Metropolis, where 7 percent reside and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Japan this last name exists in 40 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 4 percent reside and Brazil, where 2 percent reside.

Minato Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Minato surname are 12.73% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 65.96% registered with the party.

The amount Minato earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.49% more than the national average, earning $47,242 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18% more than the national average, earning $58,628 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sort resultsIncidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A

Surname	Similarity	Worldwide Incidence	Prevalency
Mainato	92	1,455	/
Minatto	92	1,030	/
Minatou	92	38	/
Minauto	92	7	/
Minatoi	92	3	/
Mingatto	86	89	/
Mainatou	86	15	/
Minattou	86	1	/
Minata	83	4,929	/
Menato	83	558	/
Minoto	83	254	/
Minotto	77	1,662	/
Minhoto	77	536	/
Minatta	77	478	/
Mineata	77	163	/
Menatto	77	100	/
Minaita	77	79	/
Misnoto	77	74	/
Minotou	77	41	/
Mainata	77	29	/
Meinata	77	29	/
Mingoto	77	9	/
Menatos	77	9	/
Mignoto	77	7	/
Misnata	77	5	/
Mignata	77	5	/
Minatat	77	3	/
Menatho	77	2	/
Mienata	77	2	/
Menhato	77	2	/
Minaata	77	1	/
Minatap	77	1	/
Minatas	77	1	/
Minotos	77	1	/
Menatoi	77	1	/
Mingata	77	1	/
Moinata	77	1	/
Minatha	77	1	/
Menatoo	77	1	/
Mengatto	71	271	/
Mingotto	71	125	/
Mignatta	71	96	/
Mminatau	71	42	/
Meinatha	71	25	/
Minhotto	71	9	/
Meinnata	71	6	/
Mignotto	71	5	/
Menhatou	71	1	/
Menattou	71	1	/
Mingatha	71	1	/
Minota	67	4,244	/
Mienahata	67	524	/
Menata	67	78	/
Mynata	67	12	/
Mienahâta	67	1	/
Meengatto	67	1	/
Miñoto	67	1	/

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Minato Name Transliterations

Transliteration	ICU Latin	Percentage of Incidence
Minato in the Russian language
Минато	minato	-
Minato in the Arabic language
ميناتو	mynatw	-

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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 Minato
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