Minna Surname

256,222nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,539 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Maldives

Minna Surname User-submission:

The surname, Minns, comes from the word, minna, which means 'messenger'.

Minna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4901:361,51619,397
Italy4171:146,65923,049
India2611:2,938,94888,721
Canada571:646,41452,764
Niger541:355,40810,225
Maldives501:8,083674
Indonesia451:2,938,871165,726
Mauritania401:102,3726,314
Finland271:203,58217,121
Japan171:7,520,25343,528
Pakistan131:13,741,83758,392
Nepal121:2,373,4138,828
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
Liberia51:881,70733,815
China31:455,773,85521,925
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Minna (51,764) may also be a first name.

Minna Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname, Minns, comes from the word, minna, which means 'messenger'.

- ollie.minns05

Minna Last Name Facts

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

Minna (Dhivehi: ު‫މިންނާ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻨﻪ, Hindi: मिन्ना, Marathi: मीना, Oriya: ମିନନ୍ା, Russian: Минна) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Minna.

How Common Is The Last Name Minna? popularity and diffusion

The last name Minna is the 256,222nd most numerous last name on earth, held by around 1 in 4,735,248 people. The surname Minna is predominantly found in Africa, where 39 percent of Minna reside; 39 percent reside in West Africa and 32 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Minna is also the 17,957th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 51,764 people.

It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 490 people, or 1 in 361,516. In Nigeria Minna is primarily found in: Delta, where 49 percent live, Bayelsa, where 9 percent live and Yobe, where 9 percent live. Beside Nigeria this last name occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 27 percent live and India, where 17 percent live.

Minna Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Minna earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 47.31% less than the national average, earning €15,823 per year and in Canada they earn 14.62% more than the national average, earning $56,945 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Minnah911,296/
Minnat91267/
Hminna91170/
Minnai91153/
Mienna9198/
Minnas9138/
Muinna9132/
Minnaj9127/
Minnaï916/
Minnga915/
Minnay914/
Minnaz914/
Mingna913/
Minnea913/
Minnad912/
Misnna911/
Mnna8926/
Minnaja8336/
Minnatt834/
Minnaya833/
Minnaia833/
Minnaha831/
Minnash831/
Minneat831/
Miennah831/
Miennaa831/
M'Minna831/
Mingnah831/
Mingnau831/
Minnhaj831/
Mionnay831/
Minnach830/
Minnead830/
Minneas830/
Minnauh830/
Minnais830/
Menna8021,446/
Minne806,524/
Minni802,056/
Minno80541/
Minny80407/
Mimna80154/
Minné8068/
Männa8061/
Mhnna8011/
Minnj802/
Mynna802/
Minnh802/
M'Nna801/
Mnnea801/
Mnnai801/
Mnnah801/
Mnnaz801/
Mnnap801/
Mnnau801/
Mingneau77124/
Minnahaj778/
Minnahad773/
Minnahas772/
Minnahey770/
Mna75796/
Minnie738,519/
Minnis735,740/
Minner733,364/
Minney732,449/
Mennad732,158/
Mennai73987/
Mennea73636/
Minnes73500/
Minnet73482/
Minnee73381/
Mennah73230/
Misnni73208/
Minnou73199/
Minnei73177/
Mennaa73128/
Mennas7384/
Mingni7374/
Åminne7369/
Minnoy7368/
Moenna7358/
Mienne7353/
Minnoh7346/
Muenna7343/
Mengna7341/
Minnih7330/
Minnot7328/
Minneh7324/
Muunna7323/
Mehnna7310/
Hmenna739/
Minnit738/
Meenna737/
Minnui737/
Minnée736/
Mingne736/
Minniz733/
Mennat733/
Minnos733/
Mionni733/
Minniy732/
Maenna732/
Minngo732/
Mennga732/
Minnoo731/
Mennay731/
Minnio731/
Mennna731/
Minneu731/
Mennaï731/
Minnyo731/
Minnij731/
Mionne731/
Minnez730/
Mginny730/
Minnich676,528/
Mnaa67502/
Minnett67410/
Mennaai67306/
Mhna67287/
Minnitt67231/
Minnoch67170/
Minniss67115/
Minnott6798/
Menneas6797/
Miennie6789/
Mnai6761/
Mnga6760/
Minnish6756/
Minness6753/
Miennee6741/
Mnas6740/
Mnah6728/
Minnohu6728/
Mnau6727/
Måna6722/
Minnoey6720/
Mnne6717/
H'Menna6714/
Mnaj6713/
Hmna6712/
Mingnou6711/
Hmimnat679/
Mnad678/
Mingnoi676/
Mingnoo675/
Mnea675/
Mmna673/
Mnaz673/
Mnha673/
Mëna673/
Mimnaux672/
Mnni672/
Mennaya672/
Minnerr671/
Minnihe671/
Misnnii671/
Mennahe671/
Misnner671/
Mgna671/
Mnoa671/
Mingnez671/
Minniey671/
Mionnou671/
Menneha671/
Minnner671/
Mnap671/
Mnnh671/
Mnno671/
Mnny671/
Minnoot671/
Mingnit671/
Minnech670/
Minneer670/
Mingnot670/
Mennach670/
Mimnauh670/
Minnieh670/
Minnetz670/
Minnerh670/

Minna Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Minna in the Dhivehi language
ު‫މިންނާuminna-
Minna in the Hindi language
मिन्नाminna87.03
मीन्नाminna7.71
मींनाminna2.33
मीनाmina0.73
मिननाminana0.37
मीननाminana0.37
मिंनाminna0.37
मिन्ञाminna0.24
मिऩ्नाminna0.24
मिणनाminana0.24
मिन्नminna0.12
मीणनाminana0.12
Minna in the Marathi language
मीनाmina55.56
िनमाinama22.22
मींनाminna22.22
Minna in the Oriya language
ମିନନ୍ାminana51.28
ମିନାmina20.51
ମିନାରାଓminara'o12.82
ମିଂଞminna5.13
ମିନନ୍ାରାଓminanara'o5.13
ମୀନାରାଓminara'o2.56
ମିନନ୍minan2.56
Minna in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻨﻪmnh36.36
ﻣﻦmn21.21
ﻣﻴﻨﻪmynh18.18
ﻣﻨﺎmna9.09
ﻣﻴﻨﺎmyna6.06
ﻣﻴﻦmyn3.03
ﻣﻨﻰmny3.03
ﻣﻴﻨﻰmyny3.03
Minna in the Russian language
Миннаminna-

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