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) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Minaia? popularity and diffusion
Minaia is the 6,360,413th most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. It is predominantly found in Oceania, where 78 percent of Minaia reside; 78 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 78 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 298,355th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 758 people.
The last name Minaia is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 1,164,817. In Papua New Guinea Minaia is most common in: Gulf, where 71 percent reside, Bougainville, where 14 percent reside and Chimbu, where 14 percent reside. Not including Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs 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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