Minalu Surname

57,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,824 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Minalu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Minalu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia8,6931:11,2211,672
Papua New Guinea861:94,81112,690
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
India151:51,137,692512,385
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Minalu (9,101) may also be a first name.

Minalu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Minalu (Marathi: िमनलु, Oriya: ମିନାଲୁ) occurs most in Ethiopia. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Minalu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Minalu is the 57,390th most frequently occurring last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 825,878 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Minalu reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 65,211th most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 9,101 people.

It is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 8,693 people, or 1 in 11,221. Without taking into account Ethiopia this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mingalu9227/
Mainalu9211/
Minailu926/
Minaliu925/
Minaluh921/
Minailou862/
Minalush861/
Menalu831,766/
Munalu834/
Minelu832/
Mingolu7727/
Minelau773/
Minoğlu771/
Mineleu771/
Muenalu771/
Munnalu771/
Mengalu771/
Meenalu771/
Mainolu771/
Mainelu771/
Mingollu715/
Menolu674/
Menelu671/
Mingoulou671/
Munelu671/
Munolu671/
Minoulgou671/
Menelau62162/
Menoğlu6223/
Meneleu6222/
Munoğlu6216/
Menoulu6213/
Munollu627/
Mengolu623/
Munnollu571/
Mengollu571/
Menelhou571/
Munhollu570/
Mengoulou5312/
Mengailhou509/
Mengaillou506/

Minalu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Minalu in the Marathi language
िमनलुimanalu-
Minalu in the Oriya language
ମିନାଲୁminalu84.62
ମୀନାଲୁminalu7.69
ମିନାଳୁminalu3.85
ବିମିନାଲୁbiminalu3.85

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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
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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 Minalu
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