Minaf Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Minaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Minaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan101:17,864,38868,137
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Minaf (38) may also be a first name.

Minaf Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Minaf Come From? nationality or country of origin

Minaf (Marathi: मीनाफ) is found most frequently in Pakistan. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Minaf? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,213,395th most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. Minaf is mostly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Minaf are found; 86 percent are found in South Asia and 71 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,662,754th most frequently used first name internationally, held by 38 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Pakistan, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 17,864,388. In Pakistan Minaf is most frequent in: Punjab, where 60 percent are found, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 20 percent are found and Islamabad Capital Territory, where 10 percent are found. Barring Pakistan it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 14 percent are found and Malaysia, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Minauf9164/
Minaif9138/
Minhaf913/
Muinaf912/
Mainaf911/
Minaaf911/
Minafe911/
Mineaff831/
Munaf806,408/
Minab801,215/
Minav8082/
Menaf8073/
Minof8045/
Minaw8019/
Minhauft770/
Minowa7317,194/
Munnaf732,991/
Minova732,978/
Munaff73600/
Minoff73294/
Munaaf73136/
Menaif73135/
Mineif7326/
Mingaw7314/
Minhof7310/
Minaiv7310/
Meneaf736/
Munaif736/
Mainab735/
Munhaf734/
Mainav733/
Minhab733/
Mainof733/
Muinab733/
Muinof732/
Minaph731/
Moinab731/
Minauv731/
Mineav731/
Mihnof731/
Munafh731/
Minhaw731/
Mesnaf731/
Misnaw731/
Mainaw731/
Muinova671,737/
Mainova67104/
Meinhof6799/
Mingova6785/
Mignauw6743/
Mionova6719/
Misgnaw679/
Minhoff676/
Mihnova675/
Mainowa673/
Moinova673/
Meinova673/
Minhova673/
Mingauw672/
Munaaff672/
Mihnoff671/
Mainauw671/
Mminova671/
Muinaph671/
Moinaph671/
Mineauw671/
Minahaw670/

Minaf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Minaf in the Marathi language
मीनाफminapha-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Minaf
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