Minku

given name · Latin script

Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published

Minku is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in the Netherlands than in any other country.

rarermore common
  • MYMalaysia≈1 in 5.5M(inferred from the name graph)
  • USUnited States≈1 in 15M
  • ESSpain≈1 in 17M

carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). Where a country counts another spelling of the name rather than Minku itself, the figure is that spelling’s, and it is named. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

Netherlands (measured from records)

775 named Mink

Sources
45 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

≈1 in 5.5M (inferred from the name graph)

Malaysia, est.

measured from records inferred from the name graph

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Meaning & origin

No verified etymology recorded for this name yet — the entries below are drawn from usage statistics and the name graph.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Minku counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Minku is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
NL Netherlands775as Mink1 in 22K1.3K—1
US United States≈22 est.≈1 in 15M5.9KMinku12
ID Indonesia≈13 est.≈1 in 21Mlisted—7
SE Sweden6as Mink1 in 1.7M6——
MY Malaysia≈6 est.≈1 in 5.5M—Minku4
ES Spain≈3 est.≈1 in 17M12—1

775 people counted by Meertens NVB — Nederlandse Voornamenbank (all-time BRP bearer counts, 2018). Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010; Meertens NVB — Nederlandse Voornamenbank (all-time BRP bearer counts, 2018); CBG Familienamenbank — Dutch surname bearer counts (GBA/BRP 2007); INE — Padrón per-token widgets (current living counts, given + apellidos); Skatteverket — Sök hur många som har ett visst namn (living population). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other names spelled this way(inferred from the name graph)

Minku is also recorded as 4 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • English given name5 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in United States, India, Canada, Australia

    Languages: English, German

    Also written Min-Ku

  • Korean given name7 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in South Korea, United States, United Kingdom

    Also written Minkoo, Min-Koo, Min-Ku, 민쿠, Minkue

  • Spanish given name3 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in United States, India

    Languages: Spanish, Portuguese

    Also written Miñku

  • Chinese given name2 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in United States, India

    Also written Min-Ku

25 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Evidence(measured from records)

No register attests this spelling yet

None of the official registers or reference works in our corpus lists Minku under this spelling. The statistics on this page rest on person records, and the related names are inferred from the name graph.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

Is Minku a male or female name?
Minku is recorded for both men and women. We don't publish a percentage split: a record's gender belongs to the person and is attached to every given name on that record, so names in cultures where a name string also carries a parent's or spouse's given name pick up large cross-gender counts.
In which country does Minku have the most bearers?
In the Netherlands, the national register counted about 775 people named Mink, more than in any other country we hold.
How common is the name Minku?
In the Netherlands, the national register counted 775 people named Mink, about 1 in 22 thousand residents.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Minku”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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