Minafa Surname
Approximately 86 people bear this surname
Minafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 82 | 1:99,436 | 13,359 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Minafa (28) may also be a first name.
Minafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Minafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Minafa (Hindi: मिनफा) is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Minafa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,020,555th most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. The last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 98 percent of Minafa live; 98 percent live in Oceania Islands and 98 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,994,417th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 28 people.
This surname is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 82 people, or 1 in 99,436. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Eastern Highlands, where 73 percent are found, Chimbu, where 17 percent are found and Northern, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 2 percent are found and Iran, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minafaa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Minafo | 83 | 227 | / |
| Munafa | 83 | 218 | / |
| Minafi | 83 | 150 | / |
| Minofa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Minafò | 83 | 4 | / |
| Menafa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Minafe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Minapha | 77 | 163 | / |
| Minafee | 77 | 60 | / |
| Munafah | 77 | 29 | / |
| Menafat | 77 | 12 | / |
| Menafas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Meinafo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Minaifi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Munnafa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Munaifa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Munaffa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Menaifa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Munafaah | 71 | 33 | / |
| Munaifah | 71 | 10 | / |
| Moinapha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mehnafat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Minaffet | 71 | 1 | / |
| Munafo | 67 | 3,859 | / |
| Munofa | 67 | 210 | / |
| Munafó | 67 | 27 | / |
| Menafo | 67 | 20 | / |
| Menafi | 67 | 18 | / |
| Munefa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Minofy | 67 | 9 | / |
| Menafy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Menefa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mainaffey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Munafõ | 67 | 1 | / |
| Minofi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Minofo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muinaphai | 67 | 1 | / |
Minafa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Minafa in the Hindi language | ||
| मिनफा | minapha | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Minafa
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