The Minella surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 529 people carried this name — #41,164 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 555,600 people counted. That is up 10% from 480 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 136 people named Minella live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 78 people named Minella.
10 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 13 départements, most often Moselle.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
20 people named Minella live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Minella,
with a public archive behind them.
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Lani Minella 1950– · voice actor -
Lani Minella 1959– · voice actor
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Carlo Bonatto Minella 1855–1878 · painter
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Jean-Pierre Minella 1947– · politician
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Alain-Gilles Minella 1959–2012 · writer
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Carolina Minella 1979– · actor
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Minella.
- Minchella 208 · U.S. census
- Minchin 332 · U.S. census
- Minck 280 · U.S. census
- Minder 1,429 · U.S. census
- Mine 303 · U.S. census
- Mineau 459 · U.S. census
- Minelli 487 · U.S. census
- Mineo 1,366 · U.S. census
- Minet 196 · U.S. census
- Minette 308 · U.S. census
- Minetti 441 · U.S. census
- Mingo 4,899 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Minella is.
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