Minnan Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Minnan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Minnan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India51:153,413,076951,030
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Minnan (15,788) may also be a first name.

Minnan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Minnan (Arabic: مينان, Hindi: मिन्नन) is most common in India. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Minnan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,360,413th most widely held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. Minnan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 89 percent of Minnan are found; 56 percent are found in South Asia and 56 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Minnan is also the 44,813th most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 15,788 people.

Minnan is most frequent in India, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 153,413,076. In India Minnan is most common in: Andhra Pradesh, where 20 percent live, Bihar, where 20 percent live and Karnataka, where 20 percent live. Without taking into account India it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in China, where 22 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mingnan92192/
Minnain9218/
Minnang924/
Minnane921/
Minnean920/
Mnnan9148/
Mingnean861/
Minnahan861/
Minnahne861/
Minnangh860/
Mennan83328/
Minnon8390/
Minnam8342/
Mnan80278/
Minnanova8021/
Mennane771,530/
Minnone77592/
Mennang7779/
Mingnon7731/
Minnong7724/
Mengnan779/
Mennain771/
Moennan771/
Mennant771/
Mingnam771/
Minnaim771/
Mnane73236/
Mnaan7374/
Mnang7321/
Mnnam732/
Mnant732/
Mnean731/
Hmnan731/
Mngan731/
Mhnan731/
Mnhan731/
Muennaan71220/
Mingnong715/
Mengnang712/
Mingnone711/
Minnaham710/
Mennahan710/
Mennanova67107/
Mennon6759/
Mennam6736/
Memnan675/
Mnganh674/
Mnahan671/
Mgnang671/
Mingnoung671/
Mnaten671/
Mnanne671/
Mynnam671/
Mgnant671/
Mimnon671/
Mimnam670/

Minnan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Minnan in the Hindi language
मिन्ननminnana66.67
मिन्नानminnana18.52
मिनननminanana3.7
मिंननminnana3.7
मिन्नांminnam3.7
मिन्नंminnam3.7
Minnan in the Arabic language
مينانmynan-

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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
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  • 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 Minnan
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