Minaia Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Minaia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Minaia (758) may also be a first name.
Minaia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Minaia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Minaia (Georgian: მინაია) is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Minaia? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,360,413th most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 78 percent of Minaia are found; 78 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 78 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Minaia is also the 298,355th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 758 people.
It is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 1,164,817. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Gulf, where 71 percent reside, Bougainville, where 14 percent reside and Chimbu, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 11 percent reside and Nigeria, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Minaia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Minaia in the Georgian language | ||
| მინაია | minaia | - |
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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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- 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 Minaia
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