Minua Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Minua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Minua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya131:3,552,30039,474
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
England31:18,572,686338,250
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Minua (96) may also be a first name.

Minua Last Name Facts

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

The last name Minua (Hindi: मीन्ूा, Oriya: ମିନୁଆ, Russian: Минуа) occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Minua? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,798,600th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Minua are found; 48 percent are found in East Africa and 44 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 968,397th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 96 people.

Minua is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 3,552,300. In Kenya Minua is mostly found in: Muranga County, where 69 percent are found, Bungoma County, where 8 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 8 percent are found. Besides Kenya it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 19 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 15 percent are found.

Minua Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Minua last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Minuha912/
Mnua8931/
Minnuaa831/
Minnuah830/
Menua8051/
Minwa8047/
Minba807/
Maenua7385/
Minbay7367/
Minwah7366/
Minbai7341/
Mnuhai739/
Minway732/
Mienwa732/
Memnua731/
Meenua731/
Minuot731/
Mginwa731/
Minwai731/
Menuas731/
Megnua731/
Menuat731/
Minbau731/
Minwaj731/
Mmenua731/
Menuad731/
Mnuo67201/
Mnwa673/
Mesnuat673/
Muenuea671/
Mynuoha671/
Mnba671/
Mnva671/

Minua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Minua in the Oriya language
ମିନୁଆminu'a-
Minua in the Hindi language
मीन्ूाminua50
मिनुआminu'a50
Minua in the Russian language
Минуаminua-

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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 Minua
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