Minka Surname

103,822nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,525 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Minka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Minka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2,5191:8,2451,070
Ghana5541:48,7745,381
Russia2631:547,99649,459
United States2081:1,742,591114,999
Nigeria1491:1,188,87848,183
Slovakia1011:52,83610,186
Uganda961:406,65925,271
Latvia811:25,3093,865
India771:9,961,888192,972
Czechia661:161,11324,575
Estonia611:21,6693,800
Israel561:152,81515,997
Albania481:60,7097,385
France441:1,509,607143,950
Indonesia321:4,132,787209,071
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Niger151:1,279,46826,841
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Hungary141:701,16338,752
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Azerbaijan71:1,378,44618,562
England71:7,959,723202,100
Transnistria71:67,8149,165
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Bosnia and Herzegovina31:1,178,80115,876
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

Minka (19,014) may also be a first name.

Minka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Minka (Georgian: მინკა, Hindi: मिनका, Oriya: ମିନ୍କ, Russian: Минка, Tibetan: སྨི་ཀ།) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Minka? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 103,822nd most frequent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,610,507 people. The surname Minka is predominantly found in Africa, where 74 percent of Minka live; 56 percent live in Central Africa and 55 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Minka is also the 39,274th most prevalent given name in the world It is held by 19,014 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 2,519 people, or 1 in 8,245. In Cameroon Minka is most prevalent in: Centre Region, where 66 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 24 percent are found and South Region, where 4 percent are found. Barring Cameroon this surname occurs in 57 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 12 percent are found and Russia, where 6 percent are found.

Minka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Minka has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Minka surname grew 378 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Minka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Orthodox (85%) in Russia and Orthodox (92%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Minka surname are 13.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.42% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Minka earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 8% more than the national average, earning $46,600 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.89% more than the national average, earning $65,030 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Minkah912,694/
Mingka91421/
Minkai91184/
Minkoa91108/
Minkaa9129/
Minkau9118/
Mienka912/
Mionka912/
Minkap911/
Minkha911/
Minkaj911/
Mnka891/
Mingkay8325/
Minkach8323/
Minkacz8317/
Minckas8316/
Mingkai836/
Mingkau835/
Minkhas834/
Minkgai832/
Mingkah831/
Minkaih831/
Minkaya831/
Minkhaa831/
Minkhad831/
Minko8019,125/
Minca803,168/
Minke802,198/
Menka801,901/
Mynka801,023/
Mnkai80883/
Minkó80194/
Minki80147/
Minky8044/
Mënka8030/
Mnkay8011/
Minqa803/
Mnkaa801/
Mngka801/
Mingkhai771/
Minkhaus770/
Menkah73792/
Mingki73579/
Mincke73507/
Minkeu73273/
Mingke73151/
Minkey73143/
Mincea73138/
Mienko7399/
Minkie7376/
Mionki7375/
Mienke7362/
Mincai7358/
Mingca7358/
Mincay7357/
Mionko7356/
Minkoh7355/
Mengka7342/
Mënkaj7337/
Menkay7334/
Minkou7327/
Minkui7326/
Minkyo7320/
Maenka7317/
Minkho7315/
Minkoo7314/
Mienki7312/
Mingko7311/
Mencka737/
Menkai736/
Minkhe735/
Menkaj735/
Menkad734/
Min'ko734/
Minkei734/
Minkez733/
Minkio733/
Minkee732/
Menkaa732/
Minkoi732/
Minkot732/
Mijnke732/
Menkea732/
Münkat732/
Mimkah731/
Mincky731/
Mingky731/
Minkuj731/
Moenka731/
Mimkap731/
Minkeh731/
Minkiz731/
Minkod731/
Mginqa731/
Mennka731/
Menkoa731/
Mincko731/
Mnkqai731/
Mynkas731/
Meenka731/
Mehnka731/
Minkuy731/
Minckhaus710/
Menkhas67483/
Mingkid67304/
Mingcay67131/
Menkach6777/
Mynkach6756/
Mengkay6738/
Mengkau6726/
Minchea6723/
Mengkas6717/
Mngquka6716/
Minckes6714/
Mingkih6714/
Muingke6712/
Mengkai6710/
Muenkai679/
Mincker678/
Mingkio677/
Menkeah676/
Mynkhas676/
Mingkoi676/
Miencke675/
Mingcai674/
Minkoss673/
Mingkui673/
Mingkeh673/
Mingkey673/
Menkacz672/
Menkahe672/
Maengka671/
Mincaid671/
Miencky671/
Menkass671/
Menkaus671/
Mnko671/
Mingkis671/
Mingkos671/
Minkoud671/
Minkuoh671/
Mihnnko671/
Mnke671/
Menkaah671/
Męka671/
Menkash671/
Minkher671/
Mynkaus671/
Mnki671/
Mnqa671/
Meunkai671/
Mingkip671/
Minkoth670/
Minceau670/

Minka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Minka in the Georgian language
მინკაminka-
Minka in the Tibetan language
སྨི་ཀ།mika-
Minka in the Hindi language
मिनकाminaka78.44
मीनकाminaka7.82
मिन्काminka6.49
मिंकाminka5.73
मींकाminka1.34
मीनकminaka0.19
Minka in the Oriya language
ମିନ୍କminka42.86
ମିନ୍କାminka28.57
ମିନୀକାminika14.29
ମିନକminaka14.29
Minka in the Russian language
Минкаminka-

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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 Minka
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