Family name Minala (Minala 
) , globally, is quite a rare surname. The cognomen Minala is habitual in Papua New Guinea, where it is quite a rare surname, Cameroon, and Malaysia, where it is a very rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Cameroon, India, and Papua New Guinea. Likewise, Minala is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Minala | Cameroon, India, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Malaysia |
| jacques minala CH (b. 1940) |
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| catherine minala (b. 1962) |
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| joseph marie minala Cameroonian footballer, CM (b. 1996) |
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