Minaw Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Minaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Minaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Minaw (91) may also be a first name.

Minaw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Minaw (Hindi: मीनवा) is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Minaw? popularity and diffusion

The surname Minaw is the 4,532,898th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 89 percent of Minaw live; 79 percent live in Southeast Asia and 63 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Minaw is also the 998,282nd most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 91 people.

The surname Minaw is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 8,436,519. In The Philippines Minaw is most numerous in: Mimaropa, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account The Philippines it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 11 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mingaw9114/
Minawe915/
Misnaw911/
Minhaw911/
Mainaw911/
Mainawe8373/
Mignauw8343/
Misgnaw839/
Mingauw832/
Mineauw831/
Mainauw831/
Minahaw830/
Minab801,215/
Minow80389/
Munaw80165/
Minav8082/
Minaf8014/
Menaw807/
Minabowa773/
Mainaawe771/
Minowa7317,194/
Minova732,978/
Minauf7364/
Minaif7338/
Menawe7314/
Minaiv7310/
Mainab735/
Mainow735/
Meinow734/
Munawh734/
Mainav733/
Muinab733/
Minhaf733/
Mienow733/
Minhab733/
Mignow732/
Muinaf732/
Menauw731/
Mainaf731/
Minaaf731/
Minhow731/
Minaph731/
Mingow731/
Maynaw731/
Mineav731/
Minauv731/
Moinab731/
Minafe731/
Megnaw730/
Minows730/
Maheinawe711/
Muinova671,737/
Mainova67104/
Mingova6785/
Mionova6719/
Mihnova675/
Minhova673/
Mainowa673/
Moinova673/
Meinova673/
Meisnow672/
Mingouw672/
Muenhaw672/
Muinaph671/
Moinaph671/
Mainowe671/
Mineaff671/
Mminova671/

Minaw Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Minaw in the Hindi language
मीनवाminava-

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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 Minaw
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