Minato is used as a family name or surname in Japan. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Minato
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Japan
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Minato

How popular is Minato?

Minato is common in Japan.

Minato is ranked 22888 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Minatos plummeted by 4.419889 per cent to 173 since 2000 and slipped by 9814 spots and ranked at 103655. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 73.41 75.69
White 17.34 17.68
Others 5.78 3.31
Hispanic or Latino 2.89 0
Minato is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Japan which signifies that it is originated from Japan. Around 22503 people have been found who wears Minato as their family name. Minato is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
13,220 Thailand6
1,850 Papua New Guinea3
10,284 Kuwait2
20,595 China2
201,317 England2
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
1,333 Guam2
50,640 Switzerland2
144,523 Kazakhstan2
1,500,361 India2
40,256 Mexico2
62,864 New Zealand1
31,584 Peru1
34,581 Chile1
7,314 Bolivia1
91,024 Belgium1
151,601 Spain1
10,958 Bangladesh1
12,270 Lebanon1
24,771 Colombia1
40,340 Malaysia1
7,292 Vietnam1
38,830 Morocco1
53,505 Turkey1
2,057 Myanmar1
24,421 Slovakia1
36,678 Singapore1
66,560 Philippines1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
130,701 Ukraine28
43,584 Zimbabwe24
369,956 Indonesia14
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
131,777 Russia81
Countries with hundreds of Minato:
21,524 Italy470
15,335 Algeria357
102,342 United States219
71,478 France135
30,049 Canada112
22,169 Australia111
Countries with thousands of Minato:
10,993 Brazil1,240
Countries with ten thousands of Minato:
855 Japan19,668
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Minato Namesakes

  • Aoi Minato, Actor
  • Kanae Minato, Writer
  • Kenjiro Minato, Film director
  • Kanae Minato, Writer
  • YÅ«suke Minato, Nordic combined skier
  • Nicolò Minato, Poet
  • Chihiro Minato, Photographer
  • Aoi Minato, Actor
  • Brian Minato, Film Score Composer
  • Kenjiro Minato, Film director
  • In 1972 0 flick, Hentai kazoku, Shûichi Minato portrayed N.
  • Riku Minato portrayed the central role of N in 2017 crime, drama flick Boku dake no sensei: rasen no yugami.
  • Eiko Minato, from 1930 0 flick Katawa bina, who portrayed N.

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