How common is the surname Mina?

3,122 people in the United States had the surname Mina in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 98,894 Americans. It ranked 10,320th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Mina?

In the 2010 Census, 35% of people named Mina identified as white (not Hispanic), and 29% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Mina?

Denise Mina, British crime writer and playwright, followed by Michael Mina.

Where is the surname Mina most common?

Wikidata records people named Mina in the United Kingdom and Egypt.

Is the surname Mina getting more or less common?

More common. 2,422 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,122 in 2010, up 29%.

Is Mina also a first name?

Yes. Mina is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Mina

A surname, carried by 3,122 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M500 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mina is more common than 93.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,122 people named Mina in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 98,894 Americans. That is up 29% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,422.

#10,320

rank among US surnames

3,122

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+28.9%

change since 2000 (was #11,844)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,314	Bullis	3,124	98,830
#10,316	Yong	3,123	98,862
#10,320	Merlo	3,122	98,894
#10,324	Joo	3,121	98,925
#10,326	Wegener	3,120	98,957

Who is named Mina

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

35% of people named Mina identified as white (not Hispanic), 29% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 28% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 35%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 29%
Asian and Pacific Islander 28%
Two or more races 3.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Minas

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Denise Mina
British crime writer and playwright, born 1966
Michael Mina
American chef, born 1969

Notable Minas come mostly from the United Kingdom (1) and Egypt (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Mina

Mina has the Soundex code M500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M500.

Questions

How common is the surname Mina?: 3,122 people in the United States had the surname Mina in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 98,894 Americans. It ranked 10,320th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mina?: In the 2010 Census, 35% of people named Mina identified as white (not Hispanic), and 29% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Mina?: Denise Mina, British crime writer and playwright, followed by Michael Mina.
Where is the surname Mina most common?: Wikidata records people named Mina in the United Kingdom and Egypt.
Is the surname Mina getting more or less common?: More common. 2,422 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,122 in 2010, up 29%.
Is Mina also a first name?: Yes. Mina is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.