Minkeng Surname

586,691st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 533 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Minkeng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Minkeng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon5281:39,3355,256
France21:33,211,361423,184
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Minkeng (74) may also be a first name.

Minkeng Last Name Facts

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

The last name Minkeng is most common in Cameroon. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Minkeng? popularity and diffusion

The surname Minkeng is the 586,691st most commonly used family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,672,694 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Minkeng reside; 99 percent reside in Central Africa and 99 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Minkeng is also the 1,125,792nd most common given name on earth, held by 74 people.

The surname Minkeng is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 528 people, or 1 in 39,335. In Cameroon Minkeng is most prevalent in: Centre Region, where 67 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 22 percent reside and West Region, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in France, where 0 percent reside and Gabon, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Minkengue8854/
Menkeng86164/
Minking864/
Minkemg861/
Mingking8079/
Minkiong8022/
Mincheng8012/
Menkoeng803/
Menkieng802/
Mengkeng802/
Minkings800/
Mingcheng7510/
Menceng7130/
Mincing719/
Minqing717/
Mencheng67400/
Minching6733/
Mingqing6713/
Minchenk672/
Mingching631/
Mingquing631/
Mincnk621/
Menking57436/
Mönking572/
Mencing571/
Mnccing571/
Menching5325/
Mengqing5315/
Mengceng532/
Moenking531/
Mengking531/
Minchink531/
Mengcheng504/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Minkeng
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis