Surname Minaja (Minaja 
, Миная 
) , in the entire world, is quite a rare cognomen. The cognomen Minaja is habitual in Azerbaijan, where it is quite a common surname, Kyrgyzstan, where it is a very rare surname, and Indonesia. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Azerbaijan, Indonesia, and India. More frequently, Minaja is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Minaja | Indonesia, Azerbaijan, Argentina, India, Peru |
| Миная | Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Russia |