Minjen Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Minjen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Minjen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Minjen (18) may also be a first name.

Minjen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Minjen is carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Minjen? popularity and diffusion

Minjen is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 60 percent of Minjen reside; 60 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 60 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,608,198th most common first name world-wide, borne by 18 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 9,831,408. In Malaysia it is most frequent in: Kuala Lumpur, where 33 percent reside, Malacca, where 33 percent reside and Penang, where 33 percent reside. Other than Malaysia this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 40 percent reside.

Minjen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Minjen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Minjen surname contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Minjeng927/
Mainjen924/
Minjean922/
Mindjen921/
Mindjeng86123/
Mionjeen861/
Minsen83153/
Mignen83146/
Minien83135/
Minjin83121/
Minyen8385/
Mingen8353/
Minßen8346/
Menjen8321/
Minzen8318/
Minhen836/
Munjen833/
Mincen832/
Minjem831/
Meignen771,328/
Mignien77275/
Minssen77153/
Mintgen7797/
Minchen7794/
Minseng7792/
Minjina7786/
Minyeng7774/
Maignen7738/
Menjeng7734/
Minsent7718/
Munjeen7717/
Meinjin7715/
Mincent7715/
Minshen776/
Minzhen776/
Minjing776/
Mindjin775/
Menjene773/
Möndjen773/
Mingeng772/
Minhyen772/
Minehin771/
Mainjin771/
Miniene771/
Minienė771/
Mijnsen771/
Munjien771/
Meinien771/
Mendjen771/
Minihen770/
Minsien770/
Mingien770/
Minhein770/
Mnsen73594/
Minzn731/
Mngen731/
Maignien71267/
Meignien7187/
Meignent7177/
Mijnssen7176/
Maignent7121/
Mincheng7112/
Meinchen713/
Minchenk712/
Minnsent711/
Hminchen711/
Mindjing711/
Menjenne711/
Minchien711/
Minchene710/
Munien671,864/
Minsin67690/
Mingin67473/
Mincin67325/
Minhin67133/
Meinchein6769/
Mainchein6764/
Müngen6763/
Minzin6755/
Menjem6728/
Minsem6721/
Mingem6714/
Mineheine6713/
Minyengue6713/
Månsen6712/
Minzem679/
Minyin678/
Mänßen677/
Mignienne677/
Minchn676/
Miniin674/
Mynsen674/
Minxin672/
Miniem671/
Miniengue671/
Minjim671/
Muinijina671/
Menjengue671/
Månzen671/
Minsng671/
Maincheng671/
Mngent671/
Minhem670/
Megnen670/

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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 Minjen
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