Mon Surname

1,423rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 378,782 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Myanmar
Highest density in:
Myanmar

Mon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Myanmar263,9601:19744
Cambodia49,6861:31258
India24,8811:30,8292,263
Bangladesh6,8491:23,2671,601
Egypt4,8811:18,8352,179
Japan4,4291:28,8652,876
Saudi Arabia3,4981:8,8211,232
Philippines2,1961:46,1017,434
Vietnam2,1031:44,054525
United Arab Emirates1,7381:5,272654
United States1,6321:222,09521,519
Thailand1,3921:50,7465,987
Spain1,2391:37,7343,722
Papua New Guinea1,0151:8,033609
Indonesia9581:138,04713,716
Singapore7871:6,998417
Argentina7411:57,6834,888
Oman6101:6,046865
Kuwait6071:6,261861
Qatar4901:4,812503
Nigeria3571:496,19824,800
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Malaysia3181:92,7496,447
Taiwan3161:74,192762
Morocco3071:112,30019,480
Australia2681:100,73011,375
Bahrain2641:5,108938
Mexico2471:502,5358,996
France2201:301,92146,106
Ivory Coast1981:116,5215,822
Panama1751:22,3561,440
Pakistan1641:1,089,29213,626
Cuba1181:97,6502,974
Canada1131:326,06729,799
Hong Kong981:74,8521,406
Dominican Republic921:113,4014,751
Turkey801:972,76844,534
Cameroon761:273,27726,204
Haiti761:140,5786,140
Romania741:271,32325,089
England731:763,26141,903
China651:21,035,7161,165
Brazil641:3,344,91195,290
Colombia591:809,7308,487
Burkina Faso521:352,9255,799
Netherlands501:337,74438,500
South Sudan491:232,961594
Sudan491:765,5142,614
Mongolia451:62,7844,817
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222
Poland371:1,027,26372,414
Venezuela311:974,32514,902
New Zealand301:150,94417,319
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Italy271:2,265,06392,103
Iran261:2,953,17490,148
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
Liberia251:176,34112,123
Uruguay251:137,27012,322
Ukraine191:2,395,931155,639
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Laos161:411,770354
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Benin131:795,04642,452
Norway121:428,52437,411
Wales121:257,87814,969
Finland101:549,67032,186
Peru101:3,178,41230,046
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
Israel91:950,84857,975
Mali91:1,885,4481,868
South Korea91:5,693,362993
Marshall Islands81:6,4781,058
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Greece71:1,582,82788,377
Guatemala61:2,680,4456,792
Lebanon61:939,51416,645
Trinidad and Tobago61:227,32910,175
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Syria51:3,860,20411,832
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Senegal41:3,644,8366,064
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Congo31:1,663,03227,638
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Solomon Islands31:193,34319,495
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Bhutan21:308,0201,264
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
San Marino11:33,214932
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1761:285,33322,901

The alternate forms: Món (6) & Moñ (1) are calculated separately.

Mon (624,627) may also be a first name.

Mon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mon (Arabic: مون, Bengali: মোন, Hindi: मों, Marathi: मोन, Oriya: େମାନ, Tibetan: མོན་) is most common in Myanmar. It may occur as: Món or Moñ. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mon? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mon is the 1,423rd most frequent last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 19,239 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Mon reside; 78 percent reside in South Asia and 70 percent reside in Burmo-Asia. It is also the 1,575th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 624,627 people.

It is most widely held in Myanmar, where it is held by 263,960 people, or 1 in 197. Besides Myanmar Mon exists in 139 countries. It is also found in Cambodia, where 13 percent live and India, where 7 percent live.

Mon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mon surname grew 927 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 1,825 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Mon last name is primarily Orthodox (73%) in Russia and Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Mon last name are 1.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.75% registered with the party.

The amount Mon earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 37.44% less than the national average, earning 216,512 kr per year; in Peru they earn 5.29% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,360 per year; in South Africa they earn 23.42% less than the national average, earning R 181,992 per year; in Colombia they earn 14.04% less than the national average, earning $19,515,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.64% less than the national average, earning $41,147 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.95% less than the national average, earning $42,751 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Món896/
Moñ891/
Moon86104,239/
Moin8654,352/
Mone8642,873/
Mong8639,007/
Moen8630,517/
Muon8614,779/
Mohn8610,543/
Mont865,162/
Moyn865,127/
Mond865,032/
Moun862,815/
Monn862,357/
Monh861,173/
Mhon86147/
Momn86113/
Mmon8613/
Motn8612/
Hmon868/
Mgon867/
Mosn862/
Monq862/
Monø861/
Mojn861/
Mhone7544,045/
Motin7531,439/
Mount7516,603/
Mosin7510,988/
Hmone7510,679/
Moyng759,552/
Moine759,391/
Mogne759,136/
Moten756,634/
Monne755,937/
Moong754,248/
Mohun753,639/
Montt751,912/
Moune751,851/
Moyne751,489/
Moone751,320/
Mosen751,247/
Mosyn75969/
Moung75822/
Mound75731/
Mhoon75573/
Mondt75527/
Moehn75497/
Motyn75313/
Muong75267/
Mosne75249/
Moing75245/
Moond75160/
Mocin75156/
Mmong7592/
'Mone7585/
Mmone7575/
Mosén7540/
Moont7537/
Mounk7533/
Muone7527/
Moumn7518/
Mohnk7515/
Momne7514/
Monhe7513/
Moinn7512/
Mondì7512/
Mocen758/
Moëne756/
Moçin755/
Mohyn755/
Moonn754/
Hmong754/
Momng754/
Moimn754/
Mhonn754/
Mottn753/
Mounh753/
Monzs753/
Hmond752/
Monng752/
Mongh752/
Moint752/
Hmoon752/
Mhong752/
Moïne752/
M'Mon752/
Monzz752/
Mhoin751/
Mhond751/
Mounc751/
Mounn751/
Motne751/
Monnt751/
Moind751/
Mojne751/
Moenn751/
Moinh751/
Montċ751/
Mgoun751/
Motng751/
Mouhn751/
Moynt751/
Monht751/
Monnh751/
Mon'd751/
Monzë751/
Moujn751/
Moëng751/
Mmoun751/
Monhg751/
Monhs751/
Mongc751/
Momnd751/
Mousn751/
Montd750/
Mgonn750/
Mun67763,976/
Man67525,339/
Mom6789,046/
Mottin673,473/
Monova671,422/
Mosing671,142/
Moysen671,085/
Mongue67974/
Moisin67798/
Moseng67791/
Moutin67742/
Moisen67632/
Mochen67525/
Mossin67483/
Moigne67459/
Mooten67251/
Motten67246/
Mousin67238/
Mohcin67209/
Moteng67196/
Moting67187/
Moisyn67165/
Monque67148/
Mougne67143/
Mootin67122/
Moshyn67120/
Moseen67103/
Mochin6793/
Moiten6775/
Mán6775/
Monsås6758/
Mongne6757/
Moitin6755/
Moumne6747/
Mossen6746/
Moosin6740/
Monowa6739/
Moteen6738/
Mosind6734/
Moosen6728/
Moscin6727/
Moinkh6726/
Mousen6721/
Mosent6720/
Mouten6719/
Mohcen6717/
Moysin6717/
Mão6717/
M'Hone6716/
Monová6716/
Moycen6715/
Geemon6714/
Mhounh6714/
Motink6712/
Moicen6712/
Mounne6711/
Mhosin6710/
Motinn6710/
Mohyna679/
Hmmond677/
Moceng676/
Moysén675/
Moondh674/
Moënne674/
Måmoen673/
Mojsyn673/
Mhgoon672/
Mohnng672/
Moocen672/
Mooina672/
Mosinn672/
Mosesn672/
Mosien672/
Màn672/
Moisén672/
Motint672/
Mmocin672/
Hmosin672/
Mossyn672/
M'Oune671/
Mhoone671/
Moytin671/
Mottne671/
Muooen671/
Mondth671/
Monndh671/
Monntt671/
Modten671/
Modtin671/
Hmound671/
Moggin671/
Mh'one671/
Mhonne671/
Mouhnd671/
Mãn671/
M'Goun671/
Mouhne671/
Motemn671/
Moutne671/
Moungh671/
Moßink671/
Moszyn671/
Mossèn671/
Mooßen671/
Moonne671/
Mocisn671/
Mün671/
'Moone671/
Mohymn671/
Mootng671/
Mohnnd671/
Mhosen671/
Mouthn670/
Mountt670/
Moyten670/
Mocent670/
Moindt670/

Mon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mon in the Bengali language
মোনmona-
Mon in the Oriya language
େମାନemana-
Mon in the Tibetan language
མོན་mön87.28
མན་men9.87
མཱོན་men1.61
མཱན་men0.66
མོནmön0.29
མནmen0.15
མཱོནmen0.07
མོན་་mön0.07
Mon in the Marathi language
मोनmona81.75
मोmo10.22
मॉनmona2.92
मोणmona2.92
मोञmona2.19
Mon in the Hindi language
मोंmom80.98
मोनmona11.27
मों़mom3.18
मों॰mom1.62
मोण्mon1.53
मॉंmom0.46
मोन्mon0.03
Mon in the Arabic language
مونmwn-

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