Minifa Surname
Approximately 85 people bear this surname
Minifa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 62 | 1:2,857,141 | 90,271 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Minifa (229) may also be a first name.
Minifa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Minifa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Minifa occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Minifa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,034,059th most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Minifa live; 74 percent live in West Africa and 73 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 593,349th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 229 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 2,857,141. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Bayelsa, where 89 percent are found and Rivers, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Minifa is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 25 percent are found and Liberia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minifah | 92 | 38 | / |
| Minifi | 83 | 190 | / |
| Munifa | 83 | 182 | / |
| Menifa | 83 | 19 | / |
| Minife | 83 | 4 | / |
| Minufa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Minify | 83 | 0 | / |
| Munifah | 77 | 2,611 | / |
| Minifie | 77 | 664 | / |
| Minifee | 77 | 96 | / |
| Minifos | 77 | 79 | / |
| Munnifa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mainifo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Menifah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Munaifa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Minefas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Menaifa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Minaifi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Minifée | 77 | 1 | / |
| Minifer | 77 | 0 | / |
| Minifey | 77 | 0 | / |
| Miniffer | 71 | 11 | / |
| Munaifah | 71 | 10 | / |
| Miniefee | 71 | 8 | / |
| Munifaah | 71 | 7 | / |
| Miniffee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muinifie | 71 | 0 | / |
| Munifo | 67 | 33 | / |
| Munefa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Mitniphat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Menifi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Menifo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Menefa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Menify | 67 | 1 | / |
| Menife | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Minifa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis