Minau Surname
Approximately 148 people bear this surname
Minau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 57 | 1:182,776 | 7,697 |
| Indonesia | 35 | 1:3,778,548 | 197,284 |
| Papua New Guinea | 28 | 1:291,204 | 39,406 |
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
The alternate forms: Miñau (27) are calculated separately.
Minau (469) may also be a first name.
Minau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Minau Come From? nationality or country of origin
Minau (Hindi: मिनाऊ, Marathi: िमञौ) is found in Portugal more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Miñau. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Minau? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,447,279th most frequently held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 49,240,175 people. The surname Minau is primarily found in Europe, where 40 percent of Minau reside; 39 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 39 percent reside in Iberian Europe. It is also the 393,184th most commonly occurring forename world-wide. It is borne by 469 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Portugal, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 182,776. Outside of Portugal it exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 24 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 19 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Minau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Minau in the Marathi language | ||
| िमञौ | imanau | 66.67 |
| िमनऊ | imana'u | 33.33 |
| Minau in the Hindi language | ||
| मिनाऊ | mina'u | 21.62 |
| मीनाु | minau | 21.62 |
| मिनऊ | mina'u | 18.92 |
| मीनाऊ | mina'u | 8.11 |
| मीनाउ | mina'u | 8.11 |
| मीनाू | minau | 8.11 |
| मीना | mina | 5.41 |
| मिनउ | mina'u | 2.7 |
| मीनौ | minau | 2.7 |
| मीनऊ | mina'u | 2.7 |
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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 Minau
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