Minna Forename
17,957th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 51,764 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland
Minna Forename Definition:
A female name. Old German Minna which may be from minna ‘memory’, ‘love’, of more probably from min ‘small’. Minna was used in Shetland and parts of Scotland, and Scott’s Minna Troil in The Pirate probably introduced it into England.
Read More About This ForenameMinna Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 100% | 31,435 | 1:174 | 28 |
| India | 71% | 3,911 | 1:310,631 | 28,587 |
| Germany | 100% | 3,777 | 1:25,596 | 1,036 |
| Denmark | - | 2,416 | 1:2,338 | 373 |
| United States | 100% | 2,266 | 1:159,990 | 6,159 |
| Sweden | 100% | 1,920 | 1:5,134 | 567 |
| Egypt | 98% | 716 | 1:128,353 | 5,438 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 582 | 1:443,237 | 34,580 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 429 | 1:48,483 | 5,248 |
| England | 100% | 387 | 1:143,677 | 4,790 |
| Jamaica | - | 383 | 1:7,528 | 972 |
| Nigeria | 63% | 367 | 1:483,827 | 15,383 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 233 | 1:132,243 | 12,172 |
| Estonia | 100% | 220 | 1:5,979 | 842 |
| Canada | 100% | 219 | 1:151,294 | 6,454 |
| Niger | 59% | 203 | 1:94,502 | 3,633 |
| Brazil | 100% | 199 | 1:1,076,564 | 27,620 |
| China | - | 164 | 1:8,329,608 | 59,490 |
| Thailand | 88% | 147 | 1:476,638 | 23,043 |
| Latvia | 100% | 137 | 1:14,713 | 802 |
| Philippines | 96% | 130 | 1:815,458 | 23,627 |
| Russia | 100% | 130 | 1:1,109,490 | 9,209 |
| Norway | 100% | 126 | 1:40,733 | 1,830 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 124 | 1:191,691 | 17,366 |
| Papua New Guinea | 89% | 107 | 1:76,190 | 7,201 |
| Maldives | 100% | 94 | 1:4,616 | 261 |
| South Africa | 100% | 89 | 1:612,726 | 27,502 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 82 | 1:206,123 | 7,683 |
| Australia | - | 62 | 1:220,284 | 5,237 |
| Nepal | 95% | 57 | 1:499,778 | 14,627 |
| France | 100% | 49 | 1:1,356,538 | 9,323 |
| Algeria | 100% | 40 | 1:954,418 | 5,498 |
| Belgium | 100% | 38 | 1:302,370 | 6,091 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 37 | 1:281,926 | 10,232 |
| New Zealand | - | 34 | 1:133,413 | 5,144 |
| Mauritania | 73% | 33 | 1:124,098 | 4,492 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 29 | 1:1,041,445 | 22,179 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 22 | 1:373,341 | 6,715 |
| Italy | 88% | 20 | 1:3,053,104 | 18,341 |
| Malaysia | 81% | 19 | 1:1,602,628 | 49,521 |
| Peru | 100% | 19 | 1:1,673,234 | 18,385 |
| Benin | 100% | 18 | 1:587,547 | 18,316 |
| Bulgaria | 100% | 18 | 1:388,355 | 6,963 |
| Malta | - | 17 | 1:25,256 | 1,655 |
| Austria | 100% | 16 | 1:532,138 | 4,883 |
| Marshall Islands | 60% | 14 | 1:3,659 | 559 |
| Mexico | 100% | 13 | 1:9,549,571 | 29,766 |
| Hong Kong | - | 12 | 1:646,060 | 4,783 |
| Wales | 100% | 12 | 1:257,859 | 4,217 |
| Spain | - | 11 | 1:4,229,997 | 14,986 |
| Argentina | 100% | 10 | 1:4,277,324 | 11,519 |
| Singapore | 100% | 10 | 1:628,705 | 12,270 |
| Bangladesh | 67% | 9 | 1:17,717,930 | 19,122 |
| Morocco | 100% | 9 | 1:3,816,515 | 8,291 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 9 | 1:794,666 | 24,808 |
| Faroe Islands | 100% | 8 | 1:6,141 | 867 |
| Pakistan | 97% | 8 | 1:24,294,710 | 113,215 |
| Scotland | 100% | 8 | 1:668,796 | 7,564 |
| South Korea | - | 8 | 1:693,053 | 14,847 |
| Turkey | 60% | 6 | 1:12,966,952 | 37,072 |
| Ecuador | - | 5 | 1:3,545,384 | 15,000 |
| Armenia | 100% | 4 | 1:729,688 | 7,125 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 4 | 1:5,402,626 | 68,032 |
| Chile | 100% | 4 | 1:4,401,802 | 21,957 |
| Ghana | - | 4 | 1:6,746,554 | 8,075 |
| Mozambique | - | 4 | 1:6,810,839 | 3,114 |
| Portugal | - | 4 | 1:2,602,716 | 8,189 |
| Uganda | 100% | 4 | 1:10,239,230 | 65,177 |
| Azerbaijan | - | 3 | 1:3,214,315 | 27,427 |
| Croatia | 100% | 3 | 1:1,405,692 | 11,430 |
| Japan | - | 3 | 1:42,662,019 | 63,122 |
| Senegal | 100% | 3 | 1:4,860,452 | 20,187 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 3 | 1:17,596,106 | 69,562 |
| Colombia | - | 2 | 1:23,889,463 | 63,722 |
| Cook Islands | - | 2 | 1:9,076 | 1,075 |
| Czechia | - | 2 | 1:5,328,081 | 8,108 |
| Greece | 100% | 2 | 1:5,467,274 | 17,678 |
| Honduras | - | 2 | 1:4,408,734 | 23,808 |
| Ivory Coast | 50% | 2 | 1:11,537,966 | 95,271 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 2 | 1:8,873,422 | 35,327 |
| Kenya | - | 2 | 1:23,153,555 | 56,680 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 2 | 1:282,024 | 3,520 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 2 | 1:7,711,908 | 84,647 |
| Ireland | 100% | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 100% | 1 | 1:3,524,458 | 8,651 |
| Brunei | - | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Dominica | - | 1 | 1:75,471 | 1,341 |
| DR Congo | - | 1 | 1:73,827,605 | 146,761 |
| El Salvador | - | 1 | 1:6,341,786 | 16,428 |
| Guatemala | 100% | 1 | 1:16,108,429 | 13,998 |
| Guyana | - | 1 | 1:763,262 | 24,238 |
| Hungary | 100% | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Iran | - | 1 | 1:78,496,868 | 65,150 |
| Israel | 100% | 1 | 1:8,402,918 | 45,019 |
| Kyrgyzstan | - | 1 | 1:5,973,277 | 46,622 |
| Lesotho | 100% | 1 | 1:2,039,997 | 47,971 |
| Liberia | 100% | 1 | 1:4,412,061 | 36,340 |
| Myanmar | - | 1 | 1:51,948,273 | 3,226 |
| Namibia | - | 1 | 1:2,404,179 | 16,970 |
| Nauru | 100% | 1 | 1:11,927 | 903 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 1 | 1:54,668 | 1,803 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 1 | 1:7,236,805 | 16,549 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 1 | 1:3,550,301 | 10,040 |
| Rwanda | - | 1 | 1:11,371,433 | 4,615 |
| Serbia | - | 1 | 1:7,145,721 | 10,629 |
| Sudan | - | 1 | 1:37,806,975 | 10,689 |
| Tunisia | - | 1 | 1:676,902 | 12,933 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:109,747 | 4,493 |
The alternate forms: Minña (1) are calculated separately.
Minna (1,539) may also be a surname.
Minna Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A female name. Old German Minna which may be from minna ‘memory’, ‘love’, of more probably from min ‘small’. Minna was used in Shetland and parts of Scotland, and Scott’s Minna Troil in The Pirate probably introduced it into England.
— The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe
A Scottish (and German) variant of Minnie.
— Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge
Teutonic (feminine) - Borne in memory, beloved.
— What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody
Minna Forename Popularity
Minna Demographics
Minna Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Sample size: 58 (1901)
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Phonetically Similar Names
Minna Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Minna in the Russian language | ||
| Минна | minna | - |
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