Minafi Surname

1,434,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Minafi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Minafi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1361:564,57732,091
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Minafi (25) may also be a first name.

Minafi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Minafi is found most frequently in Iran. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Minafi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,434,893rd most prevalent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 48,583,639 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Minafi reside; 91 percent reside in South Asia and 91 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Minafi is also the 2,136,160th most common forename worldwide, held by 25 people.

This surname is most widespread in Iran, where it is carried by 136 people, or 1 in 564,577. In Iran Minafi is most numerous in: Hormozgan Province, where 20 percent live, Hamadan Province, where 17 percent live and Kermanshah Province, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Iran it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent live and Greece, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Minaifi921/
Minafa8386/
Munafi8380/
Menafi8318/
Minofi831/
Minafe831/
Megnafi77136/
Minafee7760/
Munaefi7733/
Minaphi7721/
Menaifi776/
Moynafi774/
Menasfi772/
Ménaifi771/
Minafaa771/
Mégnafi771/
Menafie770/
Mooynafi7111/
Minaffet711/
Minofy679/
Menafy674/
Minofa674/
Mainaffey672/
Menafa672/
Muinaphai671/
Munafe671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Minafi
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