Minyang Surname

1,202,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Minyang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Minyang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1321:295,75220,635
Cameroon271:769,22554,005
South Sudan161:713,442947
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Minyang (12,126) may also be a first name.

Minyang Last Name Facts

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

The surname Minyang is most common in Uganda. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Minyang click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Minyang? popularity and diffusion

The surname Minyang is the 1,202,518th most numerous last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 37,181,357 people. Minyang is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Minyang are found; 78 percent are found in East Africa and 75 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 53,772nd most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 12,126 people.

The surname Minyang is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 132 people, or 1 in 295,752. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Lira District, where 48 percent live, Kole District, where 23 percent live and Oyam District, where 17 percent live. Barring Uganda this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 14 percent live and South Sudan, where 8 percent live.

Minyang Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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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 Minyang
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