Minas Surname
Approximately 17,776 people bear this surname
Minas Surname User-submission:
It is an Armenian surname, most of the Armenians have -yan or -ian at the end of their surnames, the meaning behind this is that in the ancient times this -yan or -ian meant 'son of', for example Minsyan means 'son of Minas'.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 4,264 | 1:179,893 | 11,007 |
| Ethiopia | 3,059 | 1:31,888 | 3,759 |
| Philippines | 1,554 | 1:65,147 | 11,103 |
| Greece | 1,333 | 1:8,312 | 1,019 |
| Brazil | 1,161 | 1:184,388 | 7,132 |
| Iraq | 901 | 1:38,870 | 1,694 |
| Guatemala | 835 | 1:19,261 | 1,558 |
| United States | 795 | 1:455,923 | 38,976 |
| Germany | 437 | 1:184,223 | 21,480 |
| Turkey | 372 | 1:209,197 | 15,183 |
| Ecuador | 283 | 1:56,204 | 4,952 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| Portugal | 274 | 1:38,023 | 2,283 |
| Indonesia | 264 | 1:500,944 | 40,974 |
| Cyprus | 194 | 1:4,561 | 553 |
| Australia | 146 | 1:184,902 | 18,557 |
| England | 146 | 1:381,631 | 26,761 |
| Peru | 142 | 1:223,832 | 9,786 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Poland | 112 | 1:339,364 | 38,722 |
| Iran | 111 | 1:691,734 | 36,512 |
| Canada | 104 | 1:354,285 | 32,012 |
| Papua New Guinea | 99 | 1:82,361 | 10,899 |
| France | 77 | 1:862,633 | 101,453 |
| Lebanon | 67 | 1:84,136 | 5,493 |
| Mexico | 52 | 1:2,387,042 | 20,469 |
| Luxembourg | 48 | 1:12,095 | 2,127 |
| Nicaragua | 46 | 1:130,893 | 2,092 |
| Russia | 42 | 1:3,431,501 | 177,080 |
| United Arab Emirates | 39 | 1:234,930 | 15,673 |
| Argentina | 39 | 1:1,095,985 | 66,746 |
| Pakistan | 38 | 1:4,701,155 | 31,402 |
| Sweden | 33 | 1:298,387 | 20,789 |
| South Africa | 27 | 1:2,006,582 | 90,678 |
| El Salvador | 24 | 1:264,329 | 2,294 |
| Spain | 22 | 1:2,125,093 | 54,547 |
| Armenia | 20 | 1:146,509 | 4,537 |
| Colombia | 20 | 1:2,388,704 | 13,197 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Malaysia | 16 | 1:1,843,389 | 74,511 |
| Belgium | 16 | 1:718,540 | 60,840 |
| Panama | 15 | 1:260,817 | 6,584 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:257,878 | 14,969 |
| Taiwan | 10 | 1:2,344,475 | 14,894 |
| Kazakhstan | 9 | 1:1,964,722 | 89,832 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Uruguay | 5 | 1:686,352 | 29,886 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Syria | 3 | 1:6,433,674 | 16,197 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | 1:54,580 | 1,498 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 32 | 1:1,569,334 | 83,036 |
The alternate forms: Miñas (712) & Minás (2) are calculated separately.
Minas (35,532) may also be a first name.
Minas Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
It is an Armenian surname, most of the Armenians have -yan or -ian at the end of their surnames, the meaning behind this is that in the ancient times this -yan or -ian meant 'son of', for example Minsyan means 'son of Minas'. But minas is a Latin word, which means 'terrible', 'dreadful', 'threatening', 'formidable', 'horrific'. However minas is also an ancient unit of weight and money, used in Asia Minor, equal to one sixtieth of a talent. Moreover to this the name Minas is also found in the Holy Bible and in Jewish it means 'forgotten'.
- vladminasyanMinas Demographics
Average Minas Salary in
United States
$52,140 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Minas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Minas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Minas (Arabic: مئنس, Bengali: মিনাস, Georgian: მინას, Hindi: मीनस, Marathi: िमनास, Oriya: ମିନସ, Russian: Минас) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Miñas or Minás. Click here to see other potential spellings of Minas.
How Common Is The Last Name Minas? popularity and diffusion
The last name Minas is the 30,068th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 409,965 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 45 percent of Minas are found; 25 percent are found in South Asia and 24 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 24,447th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 35,532 people.
The surname is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 4,264 people, or 1 in 179,893. In India Minas is mostly concentrated in: Gujarat, where 98 percent reside, Assam, where 1 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 1 percent reside. Apart from India it exists in 79 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 17 percent reside and The Philippines, where 9 percent reside.
Minas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Minas has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 2,484 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Minas Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Minas surname is principally Maronite (71%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Minas last name are 3.84% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.07% registered with the political party.
The amount Minas earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 24.67% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,602 per year; in Colombia they earn 17.73% more than the national average, earning $26,727,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 20.84% more than the national average, earning $52,140 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.4% more than the national average, earning $61,804 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Minas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Minas in the Georgian language | ||
| მინას | minas | - |
| Minas in the Bengali language | ||
| মিনাস | minasa | - |
| Minas in the Marathi language | ||
| िमनास | imanasa | 76.92 |
| िमनस | imanasa | 9.4 |
| मीनास | minasa | 7.69 |
| मीनाज | minaja | 0.85 |
| मीनस | minasa | 0.85 |
| मुनास | munasa | 0.85 |
| अिनस | ainasa | 0.85 |
| Minas in the Oriya language | ||
| ମିନସ | minasa | 33.33 |
| ମିନାସ | minasa | 33.33 |
| ମୀନସ | minasa | 20 |
| ମିନସ୍ | minas | 13.33 |
| Minas in the Hindi language | ||
| मीनस | minasa | 22.22 |
| मीनास | minasa | 17.46 |
| मीना | mina | 17.46 |
| मीनास् | minas | 15.87 |
| मिनास | minasa | 14.29 |
| मिनस | minasa | 6.35 |
| मिनशा | minasa | 3.17 |
| मिनास् | minas | 1.59 |
| मिनसा | minasa | 1.59 |
| Minas in the Russian language | ||
| Минас | minas | - |
| Minas in the Arabic language | ||
| مئنس | myns | - |
| ميناس | mynas | - |
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