Navigate our 1.6B record database, always expanding!
Most common surname in India
People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database
Minyas spread likely involved a mix of people choosing to move and being forced to move. Families might have moved to find better jobs or land, spreading this surname across different areas. Imagine Minya families settling in new places and passing down their name. Wars, political problems, or natural disasters might have also forced people with this surname to move, leading to their presence in new, unexpected places. The final result is a complicated story of both choice and chance.
from iMeUsWe Database
Bihar
1,686
Jharkhand
496
Uttar Pradesh
168
Jammu and Kashmir
75
Maharashtra
32
Delhi
25
Madhya Pradesh
23
Telangana
20
Andhra Pradesh
15
Tamil Nadu
10
from iMeUsWe Database
People with the surname MINYA appear across 3 types of official government records in iMeUsWe's database — from electoral rolls to agricultural records — showing how widely distributed this surname is across Indian society.
1,961 (76%)
Food Distribution Records
582 (23%)
Farmer Beneficiary Records
40 (2%)
Voters List
The MINYA surname is found across multiple communities including Adi communities.
Bihar has the highest concentration of the MINYA surname with 1,686 records (66.1%).
MINYA is ranked #8318 in India with approximately 5,271 people bearing this surname.
The MINYA surname is found across 10 states, with the top 3 being Bihar (66.1%), Jharkhand (19.5%), Uttar Pradesh (6.6%).