Minkaila Surname
Approximately 1,144 people bear this surname
Minkaila Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 683 | 1:259,360 | 14,913 |
| Mali | 387 | 1:43,848 | 1,206 |
| Niger | 42 | 1:456,953 | 12,306 |
| Cameroon | 31 | 1:669,970 | 49,334 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
The alternate forms: Minkaïla (9) are calculated separately.
Minkaila (934) may also be a first name.
Minkaila Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Minkaila Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Minkaila is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Minkaïla. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Minkaila? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 325,257th most frequent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 6,370,232 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Minkaila live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 60 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 264,552nd most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 934 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 683 people, or 1 in 259,360. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Jigawa, where 43 percent live, Kano, where 22 percent live and Bauchi, where 10 percent live. Besides Nigeria this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Mali, where 34 percent live and Niger, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minkaïla | 96 | 9 | / |
| Minkailah | 94 | 1 | / |
| Minkayila | 94 | 1 | / |
| Minkailla | 94 | 1 | / |
| Minkala | 93 | 2,119 | / |
| Mnkaila | 93 | 4 | / |
| Minkila | 93 | 2 | / |
| Minkayla | 88 | 11 | / |
| Mingkala | 88 | 9 | / |
| Minkiela | 88 | 1 | / |
| Minkalas | 88 | 1 | / |
| Minkkila | 88 | 1 | / |
| Minkaili | 88 | 1 | / |
| Minkailo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Minkeila | 88 | 1 | / |
| Menkaila | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mnkala | 86 | 9 | / |
| Minkailou | 82 | 230 | / |
| Minkaelah | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mengkaila | 82 | 1 | / |
| Minkale | 80 | 104 | / |
| Menkala | 80 | 5 | / |
| Minkali | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mincila | 80 | 4 | / |
| Minkela | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mngkala | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mncaila | 80 | 1 | / |
| Minkili | 80 | 1 | / |
| Minkaillou | 78 | 7 | / |
| Minkeïla | 75 | 258 | / |
| Minkalis | 75 | 65 | / |
| Minkoula | 75 | 55 | / |
| Menkalay | 75 | 43 | / |
| Minkkilä | 75 | 42 | / |
| Mengkila | 75 | 14 | / |
| Mengkala | 75 | 10 | / |
| Minchila | 75 | 4 | / |
| Minkaleu | 75 | 3 | / |
| Minkalou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Menkalah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Minkielo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mincalas | 75 | 1 | / |
| Minquila | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mincailo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Minkilho | 75 | 1 | / |
| Minkaylou | 71 | 114 | / |
| Mnkali | 71 | 60 | / |
| Mincailou | 71 | 36 | / |
| Mnkile | 71 | 26 | / |
| Mingkaali | 71 | 7 | / |
| Minkeilou | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mnqila | 71 | 3 | / |
| Menkayala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Minnkalli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Minkaïlou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mncala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mnqaula | 67 | 32 | / |
| Menkale | 67 | 26 | / |
| Menkała | 67 | 18 | / |
| Menkali | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mincaillou | 67 | 10 | / |
| Minklej | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mngqila | 67 | 6 | / |
| Minkely | 67 | 3 | / |
| Minkele | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mincali | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mngqala | 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 Minkaila
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