Minima Surname

646,966th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 468 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Minima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Minima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2661:146,76413,098
Nigeria1521:1,165,41347,471
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
France31:22,140,907385,998
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
England11:55,718,059489,080
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

The alternate forms: Mínima (1) are calculated separately.

Minima (303) may also be a first name.

Minima Last Name Facts

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

The surname Minima (Hindi: मिनिमा, Marathi: िमनीमा, Oriya: ମିନିମା, Russian: Минима) occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Mínima. For other possible spellings of Minima click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Minima? popularity and diffusion

Minima is the 646,966th most frequently used family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 15,571,679 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Minima are found; 57 percent are found in East Africa and 55 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Minima is also the 505,965th most widespread given name internationally. It is borne by 303 people.

The surname Minima is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 266 people, or 1 in 146,764. In Uganda Minima is most numerous in: Koboko District, where 38 percent reside, Yumbe District, where 33 percent reside and Arua District, where 26 percent reside. Other than Uganda Minima is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 32 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mínima941/
Minimah921,128/
Minimoa9220/
Minimat9216/
Mignima924/
Miniema924/
Minimas921/
Meinima921/
Mainima921/
Mingima921/
Minimma921/
Minimo831,267/
Munima83300/
Minema83187/
Minimi83111/
Menima8334/
Minime8326/
Minuma835/
Minimy830/
Meinema771,115/
Mainimo77786/
Munimah77170/
Mainema77104/
Muniema7789/
Minjmaa7784/
Mingema7748/
Minimio7742/
Meneima7741/
Minimou7728/
Menimat7724/
Munimma7722/
Mainuma775/
Minimmi773/
Minemma773/
Minemat773/
Moinimi772/
Munnima771/
Miniemo771/
Mineuma771/
Moinimo771/
Miniomo771/
Minimoh771/
Minemah771/
Minaimi771/
Muenima771/
Minimes771/
Munaimah71189/
Moingimo71103/
Mainumah7123/
Meijnema7115/
Munimmah7112/
Mainiemi719/
Mainimio711/
Munnimma711/
Mainimgi711/
Menema671,764/
Munuma671,346/
Munema671,209/
Menuma67227/
Menimo6710/
Menime679/
Minemi674/
Mineme673/
Munimo673/
Minyme671/
Minheimer670/
Minhimett670/

Minima Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Minima in the Hindi language
मिनिमाminima-
Minima in the Oriya language
ମିନିମାminima89.74
ମିନୀମାminima7.69
ମିଣିମାminima2.56
Minima in the Marathi language
िमनीमाimanima66.67
मनीमाmanima16.67
िमिनमाiminama16.67
Minima in the Russian language
Минимаminima-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Minima
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