Minu Surname

45,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,469 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Minu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Minu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh5,4071:29,4721,901
India1,8831:407,36321,480
DR Congo1,3961:52,9226,382
Nigeria9931:178,39110,980
Indonesia5201:254,32523,145
Colombia3741:127,7384,069
Romania2851:70,4498,416
Solomon Islands1281:4,531576
Papua New Guinea991:82,36110,899
Hong Kong841:87,3271,583
Brazil651:3,293,45194,173
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
United Arab Emirates421:218,14914,475
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
England31:18,572,686338,250
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Miñu (10) & Minú (1) are calculated separately.

Minu (226,976) may also be a first name.

Minu Last Name Facts

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

Minu (Bengali: মিনু, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻴﻨﻲ, Hindi: मीनू, Marathi: मीनू, Oriya: ମିନୁ, Russian: Мину, Tibetan: མི་ནུ་) is found most frequently in Bangladesh. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Miñu or Minú. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Minu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 45,257th most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 635,412 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 70 percent of Minu live; 64 percent live in South Asia and 47 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Minu is also the 4,626th most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 226,976 people.

Minu is most commonly held in Bangladesh, where it is held by 5,407 people, or 1 in 29,472. Without taking into account Bangladesh this surname is found in 52 countries. It also occurs in India, where 16 percent live and The DR Congo, where 12 percent live.

Minu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Minu has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Minu last name rose 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Minu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Minu last name is principally Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.

The amount Minu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 66.59% less than the national average, earning €10,034 per year; in Colombia they earn 9.69% less than the national average, earning $20,501,900 COP per year and in United States they earn 20.29% more than the national average, earning $51,906 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Miñu9210/
Minú921/
Mingu893,664/
Minou893,274/
Minus891,793/
Mainu891,373/
Minut891,059/
Minuz89459/
Minui89264/
Minau89148/
Misnu8962/
Mineu8950/
Meinu8942/
Moinu8932/
Muinu8926/
Minuy8915/
Mijnu897/
Minup897/
Minuț896/
Minuu895/
Minuh895/
Minuj893/
Mihnu891/
Minux891/
Mienu891/
Maingu8010,158/
Minaud801,371/
Mingou80938/
Mainou80865/
Minoux80492/
Mainau80259/
Mainus80170/
Mineus8098/
Minaux8094/
Mainuš8067/
Muingu8065/
Mingau8057/
Minous8042/
Meinou8031/
Minuit8030/
Minaut8028/
Miongu8027/
Minhui8025/
Meinus8021/
Minaup8017/
Minuiz8016/
Mainut8016/
Meinau8014/
Mainui8014/
Minhau8012/
Minout8012/
Mgingu8010/
Minhou8010/
Minaus806/
Moinus806/
Minush804/
Minutt804/
Moinou803/
Mainnu803/
Minuss803/
Mainud802/
Meineu802/
Minuha802/
Migneu802/
Minoud801/
Mainuu801/
Minguu801/
Minhut801/
Mignau801/
Mhingu801/
Mhinhu801/
Muinui801/
Mmingu801/
Minuis801/
Mainuß801/
Minouh801/
Minouj801/
Minuch801/
Mionou801/
Mignou801/
Muinut801/
Minguh801/
Mainuh801/
Mainuz801/
Mineut800/
Menu7510,995/
Munu758,795/
Mynu7523/
Minó758/
Mjnu751/
Minault73618/
Mainous73291/
Moinaux73221/
Meinouh73202/
Minouch73194/
Mainaud73186/
Mignaud7383/
Mainusz7380/
Moinaud7378/
Maingou7363/
Moigneu7335/
Moignau7331/
Mignaux7323/
Migneux7318/
Meitnou737/
Minouds735/
Moinouh734/
Minoush734/
Mainush734/
Meignux733/
Mignaut733/
Mainouh732/
Minhhuy732/
Meingou732/
M'Einou731/
Mineult731/
Moinuis731/
Maineus731/
Maingau731/
Mainnus731/
Migneus731/
Mienhou731/
Moignou731/
Moinnou731/
Moinouy731/
Moinudd731/
Mmainou731/
Meinusz731/
Mainuch731/
Minuchh730/
Minhaus730/
Meinoux730/
Mignult730/
Minoo677,509/
Menou673,846/
Menut672,378/
Munnu671,696/
Mengu671,676/
Mojnu671,462/
Menuh671,369/
Mignault671,071/
Meenu67984/
Meneu67646/
Mainusch67631/
Menus67337/
Menau67334/
Munau67316/
Moignoux67247/
Majnu67195/
Munhu67193/
Muneu67152/
Maineult67146/
Meinusch67146/
Moinault67128/
Meigneux67110/
Mijnhout67106/
Mmenu6786/
Mynus6780/
Menui6773/
Maignaut6762/
Menuz6759/
Munuh6759/
Maignaud6755/
Munui6754/
Meignaud6729/
Miñau6727/
Meanu6723/
Meinnouh6714/
Meinouhe6712/
Minoe6711/
Mitinnou6710/
M'Einouh679/
Munuu677/
Mehnu677/
Muenu677/
Mynau676/
Miñuz676/
Muunu675/
Meunu675/
Miñus674/
Menhu674/
Maynu672/
Menuy672/
Muhnu672/
Mgenu672/
Mitnault671/
Migneult671/
Meinouha671/
Moynu671/
Munuy671/
Mujnu671/
Minoù671/
Mahienou671/
Mînou671/
Menud671/
Mhunu671/
Hmenu671/
Mynuy671/
Menux671/
Meinhaus670/

Minu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Minu in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻴﻨﻲmyny-
Minu in the Tibetan language
མི་ནུ་minu-
Minu in the Bengali language
মিনুminu94.87
মীনুminu4.62
মিনোmino0.08
মিনূminu0.08
মিণুminu0.08
Minu in the Marathi language
मीनूminu94.51
मीनुminu5.22
मैनुmainu0.27
Minu in the Hindi language
मीनूminu92.09
मीनुminu5.41
मिनूminu1.7
मिनुminu0.75
मीनाmina0.01
मीनूूminuu0.01
मिन्टूmintu0
पीन्नाpinna0
मीलूmilu0
मिन्अुminau0
मीणूminu0
मीणुminu0
मीनूुminuu0
मिन्ूminu0
मीनू़minu0
माीनूmainu0
मीनाुminau0
मोनूmonu0
Minu in the Oriya language
ମିନୁminu89.67
ମୀନୁminu8.43
ମିଣୁminu0.95
ମିନୂminu0.11
ମିଞୁminu0.11
ମିନାmina0.05
େମନୁemanu0.05
Minu in the Russian language
Минуminu-

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