Miñiz Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cuba
Highest density in:
Puerto Rico

Miñiz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Miñiz Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cuba31:3,840,90513,116
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

The alternate forms: Miniz (135) are calculated separately.

Miñiz Last Name Facts

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

Miñiz is more commonly found in Cuba than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Miniz. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Miñiz? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,723,624th most widely held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. Miñiz occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Miñiz live; 63 percent live in Caribbean and 63 percent live in Hispano-Caribbean.

It is most commonly occurring in Cuba, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 3,840,905. In Cuba Miñiz is primarily found in: Camagüey Province, where 33 percent live, Havana, where 33 percent live and Matanzas Province, where 33 percent live. Beside Cuba this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 25 percent live and Puerto Rico, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Miniz93135/
Mioñiz911/
Muiñiz911/
Miñez8084/
Meñiz802/
Mioniz73169/
Minicz73120/
Minuiz7316/
Muiniz7313/
Mioñez734/
Minoiz732/
Miniez731/
Mainicz671/
Minichz671/
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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 Miñiz
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