Minhas Surname
Approximately 39,253 people bear this surname
Minhas Surname User-submission:
Minhas is a Suryavanshi Rajput clan originating from Jammu, India. It has many off-shoots in India and Pakistan. Minhas itself is an off-shoot of Jamwal, Rajput clan, which founded the city/state of Jammu. Members of Jamwal clan who took up agriculture as a profession or changed their religion (from Hindu to Muslim or Sikh) are called Minhas whereas the surname Jamwal is confined to the royal branch who still mostly reside around Jammu in the state of Jammu and Kashmir in India.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 23,679 | 1:7,544 | 614 |
| India | 4,180 | 1:183,508 | 11,190 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2,902 | 1:10,633 | 1,467 |
| Canada | 2,110 | 1:17,462 | 2,493 |
| England | 1,377 | 1:40,463 | 5,202 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,229 | 1:7,455 | 942 |
| United States | 999 | 1:362,822 | 32,330 |
| Kuwait | 791 | 1:4,805 | 662 |
| Bangladesh | 451 | 1:353,341 | 9,758 |
| Sri Lanka | 292 | 1:71,262 | 7,441 |
| Bahrain | 206 | 1:6,547 | 1,173 |
| Australia | 138 | 1:195,621 | 19,280 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Qatar | 112 | 1:21,054 | 2,246 |
| New Zealand | 105 | 1:43,127 | 7,159 |
| Scotland | 74 | 1:72,349 | 5,525 |
| Hong Kong | 70 | 1:104,793 | 1,905 |
| Thailand | 62 | 1:1,139,328 | 167,850 |
| Singapore | 51 | 1:107,994 | 4,447 |
| Germany | 37 | 1:2,175,823 | 115,720 |
| Sweden | 28 | 1:351,670 | 24,678 |
| Belgium | 27 | 1:425,802 | 43,971 |
| Netherlands | 24 | 1:703,632 | 56,027 |
| Greece | 23 | 1:481,730 | 61,288 |
| Oman | 19 | 1:194,104 | 3,633 |
| Wales | 18 | 1:171,918 | 11,581 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Norway | 15 | 1:342,819 | 32,589 |
| Denmark | 12 | 1:470,393 | 30,183 |
| China | 10 | 1:136,732,157 | 7,199 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Iran | 7 | 1:10,968,932 | 186,522 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
Minhas (6,850) may also be a first name.
Minhas Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Minhas is a Suryavanshi Rajput clan originating from Jammu, India. It has many off-shoots in India and Pakistan. Minhas itself is an off-shoot of Jamwal, Rajput clan, which founded the city/state of Jammu. Members of Jamwal clan who took up agriculture as a profession or changed their religion (from Hindu to Muslim or Sikh) are called Minhas whereas the surname Jamwal is confined to the royal branch who still mostly reside around Jammu in the state of Jammu and Kashmir in India.
- lastrajpootMinhas (मिनहास) or Minhas (मिन्हास) is Jat Gotra found in Punjab, India and in Pakistan. In the Western Punjab Virks are supposed to belong to Mahe dynasty, and Minhas are considered to be brethren of the Virks.
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Minhas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Minhas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Minhas (Hindi: मिन्हास, Marathi: िमन्हास) is most common in Pakistan. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Minhas? popularity and diffusion
It is the 14,194th most widely held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 185,656 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Minhas live; 73 percent live in South Asia and 62 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Minhas is also the 78,696th most widespread first name globally, held by 6,850 people.
The surname Minhas is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is borne by 23,679 people, or 1 in 7,544. In Pakistan Minhas is most numerous in: Punjab, where 61 percent reside, Sindh, where 13 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Pakistan this last name exists in 58 countries. It is also found in India, where 11 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 7 percent reside.
Minhas Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Minhas last name are 3.51% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 56.74% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Minhas earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 43.02% less than the national average, earning 197,207 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 27.67% more than the national average, earning R 303,384 per year; in United States they earn 38.35% more than the national average, earning $59,697 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.16% more than the national average, earning $56,718 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Minhas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Minhas in the Hindi language | ||
| मिन्हास | minhasa | 94.77 |
| मिनहास | minahasa | 3.18 |
| मिंहास | minhasa | 0.68 |
| मीनहास | minahasa | 0.45 |
| मिनास | minasa | 0.45 |
| मिन्हाश | minhasa | 0.23 |
| सिंह | sinha | 0.23 |
| Minhas in the Marathi language | ||
| िमन्हास | imanhasa | 59.57 |
| िमनहास | imanahasa | 19.15 |
| मनहास | manahasa | 8.51 |
| हास | hasa | 6.38 |
| िमनास | imanasa | 2.13 |
| मनहंस | manahansa | 2.13 |
| मानहस | manahasa | 2.13 |
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