Minj Surname

11,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50,270 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Minj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Minj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India49,4921:15,4991,258
Bangladesh6311:252,5467,887
Papua New Guinea491:166,40223,077
Mongolia391:72,4435,369
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
England31:18,572,686338,250
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
France21:33,211,361423,184
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guyana11:762,22114,420

Minj (161) may also be a first name.

Minj Last Name Facts

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

The surname Minj (Bengali: মিঞ্জ, Hindi: मिंज, Marathi: मींज, Oriya: ମି) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Minj? popularity and diffusion

Minj is the 11,172nd most commonly occurring family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 144,968 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Minj live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Minj is also the 722,635th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 161 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 49,492 people, or 1 in 15,499. In India it is most common in: Jharkhand, where 35 percent are found, West Bengal, where 29 percent are found and Assam, where 17 percent are found. Not including India this surname occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 1 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Minaj892,865/
Minjh89821/
Minje89193/
Minej89118/
Minoj8986/
Meinj8952/
Mminj8947/
Minjz8945/
Minij8916/
Mijnj8914/
Muinj8911/
Minhj894/
Mimnj894/
Minuj893/
Minnj892/
Minjj891/
Mindj891/
Minzj891/
Mnj8611/
Minhaj8012,243/
Mainje80436/
Mingaj8094/
Minajh8083/
Mminje8078/
Mainaj8076/
Minaja8041/
Minojć8038/
Mihnaj805/
Minaaj804/
Minahj804/
Minhoj801/
Minije801/
Mionaj801/
Minhij801/
Maainj801/
Minouj801/
Meinje801/
Minh75465,713/
Mine7533,907/
Mini7523,317/
Munj751,484/
Miny751,315/
Minc75486/
Miné7545/
Menj7529/
Miná7524/
Miní7512/
Mimj753/
Mjnj752/
Minä751/
Mină751/
Mnxj751/
Mnhj751/
Minahaj731,486/
Minhaaj731,397/
Minjowa736/
Minhajh734/
Minhajp733/
Maihnaj732/
Mainhaj732/
Mingaja732/
Mainnaj731/
Minhajt731/
Minhajz731/
Minhhaj731/
Muinajh731/
M'Minje731/
Mainajh731/
Minhahj731/
Meinije731/
Maina67422,519/
Miner6732,294/
Moini6723,526/
Maine6722,533/
Maini6717,994/
Moine679,391/
Minet677,289/
Mines677,200/
Minea676,776/
Moina675,900/
Minai674,527/
Minei674,162/
Minch673,450/
Minge673,075/
Meine672,764/
Minay672,204/
Minio672,057/
Mingi671,963/
Mione671,939/
Mhini671,643/
Minez671,619/
Minkh671,091/
Migne671,087/
Muina671,070/
Hmine671,047/
Minis67892/
Meina67741/
Misni67736/
Miniy67617/
Moiny67547/
Muine67504/
Menaj67432/
Mihna67423/
Minie67400/
Minoi67398/
Miene67379/
Minoy67350/
Miney67298/
Minyo67277/
Mhine67271/
Minui67264/
Hmini67248/
Mieny67240/
Mitne67221/
Minit67203/
Muiny67201/
Mineh67183/
Migni67171/
Minih67145/
Miniç67137/
Miniz67135/
Minhi67117/
Minyi67111/
Miena67110/
Mainy6799/
Menje6793/
Mihni6790/
Minhh6790/
Minaa6783/
Minee6781/
Meiny6764/
Mmine6755/
Mineu6750/
Mincė6746/
Munij6740/
Mainh6737/
Minep6736/
Minahajh6730/
Mhinh6730/
Mitni6729/
Mijne6723/
Misne6718/
Minip6717/
Mgine6715/
Minuy6715/
Mainé6713/
Mynaj6713/
Moiné6713/
Mined6711/
Menoj678/
Minhe678/
Mijné677/
Moină675/
Mijna674/
Meenj674/
Mmini674/
Minid674/
Minés674/
Menij673/
Munjh673/
Minii673/
Mennj673/
Menej672/
Minajova672/
Minoa672/
Minês672/
Majnj671/
Mainahaj671/
M'Ine671/
Mijni671/
Minxs671/
Menjp671/
Moinh671/
Mainá671/
Miniæ671/
Muenj671/
Minhá671/
Minêz671/
Miony671/
Moinè671/
Meinh671/
Mnjsx671/
Mihne670/

Minj Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Minj in the Bengali language
মিঞ্জminja-
Minj in the Oriya language
ମିmi97.13
ମିଂଜminja1.44
ମିଂଜ୍minj1.12
ମିନାmina0.16
Minj in the Hindi language
मिंजminja86.35
मिन्जminja12.29
मींजminja0.57
मीन्जminja0.34
मिंज्minj0.11
मिंज़minza0.11
मिन्ज्minj0.11
Minj in the Marathi language
मींजminja69.57
मीन्जminja17.39
मींजुminju8.7
मीना्जminaja4.35

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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 Minj
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