Minuwa Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Minuwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Minuwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Minuwa (25) may also be a first name.

Minuwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Minuwa is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Minuwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Minuwa are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Minuwa is also the 2,136,160th most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 25 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Bauchi, where 50 percent live and Plateau, where 50 percent live. Barring Nigeria Minuwa is found in one country. It is also found in The Philippines, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Minhuwa9215/
Mingouwa861/
Munuwa83298/
Miniwa8329/
Minuwo835/
Minuva833/
Menuwa832/
Munhuwa77392/
Munuhwa77152/
Mainuwe7730/
Minueva7717/
Menuewa7711/
Miniwai7710/
Munuwha779/
Munauwa774/
Menuwai771/
Mainuwi771/
Menguwa771/
Munuwai771/
Mainiwa771/
Mainuba771/
Mainouwe7137/
Munhuhwa7121/
Minubhai7110/
Mengouwa713/
Mainubai713/
Minhouba711/
Munnuwah711/
Munhuwha711/
Menuba67110/
Menuwe6773/
Miniva6720/
Muniwa6716/
Munuva6712/
Menywa6710/
Menuwo678/
Minube675/
Minowo671/
Meniwa671/
Minubi671/

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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 Minuwa
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