Minamiya Surname

531,574th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 608 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Minamiya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Minamiya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan5981:213,7869,328
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Minamiya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Minamiya (Hindi: मीनामिया) is carried by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Minamiya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Minamiya is the 531,574th most frequently used surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 11,986,095 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Minamiya are found; 99 percent are found in East Asia and 98 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

This last name is most commonly used in Japan, where it is borne by 598 people, or 1 in 213,786. In Japan Minamiya is primarily concentrated in: Osaka Prefecture, where 98 percent are found, Chiba Prefecture, where 1 percent are found and Aichi Prefecture, where 0 percent are found. Apart from Japan this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Minamiya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Minamiya in the Hindi language
मीनामियाminamiya-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Minamiya
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