Ming is used as a family name or surname in China. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Ming
No. of characters: 4
Origin: China
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Ming

How popular is Ming?

Ming is common in China.

Ming is ranked 1320 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Mings plummeted by 15.11051 per cent to 3764 since 2000 and slipped by 1750 spots and ranked at 8718. The last name was found in around 13 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 49.63 54.98
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 21.63 16.13
Black 19.58 22.49
Others 4.54 3.45
Hispanic or Latino 3.83 2.3
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8 0.65
Ming is quite popular family name mostly used in China while Bermuda is ahead in terms of density. Around 404057 people have been found who wears Ming as their family name. Ming is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
9,759 Japan5
2,028 Vietnam5
1,162 Madagascar4
75,381 Kyrgyzstan4
1,667 Cambodia4
15,956 Venezuela3
23,165 Romania3
34,681 Norway2
20,035 Uzbekistan2
21,929 Algeria2
35,969 Denmark2
3,670 Mozambique2
9,116 Nicaragua1
1,819 Laos1
10,190 Bahrain1
8,268 Mauritius1
56,169 Mexico1
120,357 Argentina1
174,544 Czech Republic1
28,365 Kenya1
3,243 Suriname1
17,768 Pakistan1
15,162 Costa Rica1
746 Dominica1
11,831 Tajikistan1
38,841 Scotland1
4,435 Togo1
24,176 Qatar1
2,361 United States Virgin Islands1
2,613 The Bahamas1
2,505 Congo1
24,460 Armenia1
8,859 Iraq1
16,228 Bulgaria1
91,024 Belgium1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
12,564 New Zealand50
3,642 Northern Ireland48
95,259 Italy45
2,384 Guyana42
26,164 Sweden36
119,358 Ukraine32
11,444 Portugal28
37,982 United Arab Emirates23
94,051 Kazakhstan19
53,698 Belarus18
6,594 Trinidad and Tobago14
710 South Korea12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
414 Brunei99
37,331 Netherlands58
1,794 Thailand56
Countries with hundreds of Ming:
19,799 Philippines709
734 Singapore639
744 Jamaica464
13,663 South Africa457
13,431 England441
2,584 Switzerland432
9,962 Canada398
28,238 Germany370
8,684 Australia325
256 Macau268
42,934 France233
30 Bermuda169
20,320 Spain146
88,775 Russia137
Countries with thousands of Ming:
390 Myanmar7,715
637 Malaysia5,438
9,862 United States3,711
12,762 India3,617
195 Hong Kong2,788
5,102 Indonesia2,774
271 Taiwan2,607
11,999 Brazil1,129
Countries with hundred thousands of Ming:
212 China368,449
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

P. Ming was 25 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on April 9, 1847 with Immigrant My. Ming. He lived in Great Britain where he worked as workman and took St. Patrick from Liverpool.

Ming Namesakes

  • Adie Mings, Tyrone Mings' father
  • Ho Ming-tsan, Soccer player
  • Alton Chung Ming Chan, Musical Artist
  • Amedeo Minghi, Singer-songwriter
  • Amedeo Minghi, Singer-songwriter
  • Max Minghella, Actor
  • Andrea Mingardi, Singer
  • Andrejs Mingačovs, Musical Artist
  • Andrea Mingardi, Singer
  • Anne-Françoise Mingotaud, Author
  • In 1967, Sai Ming portrayed the role of N in action and crime film Lan se ye zong hui.
  • In 2012 drama film, A Story Behind Mountain, Li Ming portrayed N.
  • In 2006, Sun Ming characterized the role of N in drama flick Dai ke lao shi.
  • Lo Ming, from 1941 romance film Gui Yuan, who played N.
  • Fatima Ming, from 2018 drama film Hoop, who characterized the Regina Carter.
  • Michael Ming portrayed the central character of Walt in 0 drama flick The Writer.

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