Family name 明茨 (Minc 
, Mintz 
, 明茨) , globally, is quite a common last name. The surname 明茨 is characteristic of British Virgin Islands, where it is quite a common surname, Israel, and the United States, where it is quite a rare surname. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in the United States, Israel, and Canada. Very seldom, 明茨 is the forename as well as the last name.