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 last name Minaia (Georgian: მინაია) is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Minaia? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,360,413th most common family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. Minaia is mostly found in Oceania, where 78 percent of Minaia live; 78 percent live in Oceania Islands and 78 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 298,355th most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 758 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 1,164,817. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Gulf, where 71 percent live, Bougainville, where 14 percent live and Chimbu, where 14 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea Minaia occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 11 percent live and Nigeria, where 11 percent live.
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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