Minye Surname
Approximately 237 people bear this surname
Minye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 84 | 1:247,251 | 24,294 |
| South Africa | 80 | 1:677,221 | 49,167 |
| Ivory Coast | 26 | 1:887,355 | 22,826 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
Minye (288) may also be a first name.
Minye Demographics
Average Minye Salary in
South Africa
R 288,108
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Minye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Minye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Minye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻨﻴﻪ, Hindi: मींये) is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Minye? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,055,483rd most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 30,749,139 people. The surname Minye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Minye live; 44 percent live in Central Africa and 44 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Minye is also the 520,883rd most widely held first name internationally It is held by 288 people.
The surname is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 84 people, or 1 in 247,251. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Littoral Region, where 64 percent are found, Centre Region, where 29 percent are found and South Region, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 34 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 11 percent are found.
Minye Last Name Statistics demography
Minye earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 21.24% more than the national average, earning R 288,108 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Minye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Minye in the Hindi language | ||
| मींये | minye | - |
| Minye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻨﻴﻪ | mnyh | 50 |
| ﻣﻨﻴﺔ | mnyt | 50 |
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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 Minye
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