Minang Surname

223,394th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,823 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Gabon

Minang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Minang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia6121:216,09320,261
Cameroon5731:36,2464,878
Gabon4551:4,152740
Philippines481:2,109,130121,847
Malaysia471:627,53730,158
Papua New Guinea301:271,79136,992
United States191:19,076,786604,894
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
France11:66,422,722504,397

Minang (3,052) may also be a first name.

Minang Last Name Facts

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

The last name Minang is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Minang? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 223,394th most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,997,557 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Minang live; 56 percent live in Central Africa and 54 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 130,688th most commonly occurring forename world-wide, borne by 3,052 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is held by 612 people, or 1 in 216,093. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: South Sulawesi, where 28 percent live, West Java, where 23 percent live and West Sumatra, where 12 percent live. Apart from Indonesia Minang occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 31 percent live and Gabon, where 25 percent live.

Minang Last Name Statistics demography

Minang earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.91% more than the national average, earning $43,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mingang92184/
Minaung92101/
Mainang9248/
Meinang928/
Minhang927/
Moinang921/
Misnang921/
Minan912,839/
Minasing8614/
Minahang8610/
Meingang864/
Maingang862/
Muingang861/
Meignang861/
Minangue861/
Minhhang860/
Munang832,688/
Menang832,117/
Mainan831,568/
Misnan831,540/
Mingan831,273/
Minong83640/
Minane83508/
Moinan83390/
Mignan83334/
Minant83248/
Minaan83101/
Meinan8366/
Minand8355/
Hminan8348/
Minhan8346/
Muinan835/
Minank834/
Minain832/
Mitnan832/
Minahn831/
Minayn831/
Minean831/
Mynang831/
Meinasing8023/
Minasingh809/
Moingaing802/
Minaahang801/
Mainangue801/
Mignangue801/
Maignan775,143/
Minahan771,715/
Meignan771,642/
Mengang77684/
Megnang77200/
Minatin77122/
Munaung7790/
Minhaan7782/
Mainand7775/
Meinane7758/
Meingan7747/
Menaung7728/
Mingong7726/
Minasen7724/
Maingan7722/
Minasin7714/
Mainane7714/
Munnang7711/
Moinane7711/
Minahne7710/
Mingain7710/
Mainong7710/
Minasyn779/
Mihnane779/
Minaane779/
Mminane778/
Mignane777/
Mignant776/
Minhong776/
Meinann775/
Minacin774/
Mainaun774/
Minanne773/
Minheng773/
Mainhan773/
Minaten773/
Minhhan772/
Mainann772/
Meinong772/
Minhane771/
Minhanh771/
Mignand771/
Meinhan771/
Mynhang771/
Munhang771/
Moinhan771/
Maainan771/
Mainank771/
Maynang771/
Moynang771/
Meunang771/
Minanke771/
Moinant771/
Muinand771/
Mitnong771/
Misnane771/
Moinean771/
Minaine771/
Muinant771/
Meenang771/
Menaang771/
Minagne770/
Minhand770/
Minam738,206/
Menan735,173/
Miñan733,163/
Minon731,458/
Mynan732/
Mjnan732/
Minón731/
Maignant71764/
Meignant71436/
Minassin7177/
Misnatin7145/
Minanova7131/
Maingain7128/
Mainnong7124/
Maignand7119/
Minahane717/
Menangue715/
Moingong714/
Maignane713/
Minachin712/
Moingain712/
Maingnan712/
Mainoung712/
Minachen711/
Meinahne711/
Hmeinane711/
Minhahan711/
Moinehan710/
Moinahan710/
Mainhand710/
Mainahan710/
Mainehan710/
Meinhand710/
Mignon678,769/
Menant673,370/
Meenan672,248/
Menong671,048/
Menand67948/
Mainam67826/
Moynan67554/
Megnan67323/
Menđan67202/
Munong67189/
Menane67162/
Mengan67161/
Mingon67160/
Menhan67156/
Moinon67140/
Minone67110/
Mesnan67104/
Minond6798/
Mainon6796/
Minhon6790/
Menean6788/
Meinam6754/
Moinam6742/
Minham6742/
Misnon6735/
Miñane6731/
Misnam6728/
Mehnan6723/
Menann6717/
Meanan6717/
Minein6716/
Mimhan6714/
Majnan6714/
Maynan6713/
Muinam6713/
H'Meinane6712/
Minoun6710/
Mitnam6710/
Minaam679/
Minoin677/
Meynan677/
Minoon676/
Minaim675/
Menaan675/
Mitnon675/
Minonn674/
Meangnang674/
Minosn673/
Metnan673/
Meinon673/
Mynand672/
Menaun672/
Ménand672/
Ménant672/
Mynane671/
Maheingan671/
Minassisn671/
Meunan671/
Meinosing671/
Messimnan671/
Mynhan671/
Mynong671/
Munank671/
Mmenan671/
Minhongue671/
Mignam671/
Mhenan671/
Mejnan671/
Meinhandt671/
Minhhuong670/

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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 Minang
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