Monarch Surname

336,818th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,094 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Monarch Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the verb monear, meaning 'to make coins'. Monar may be the apocope of monarca (monarch).

Monarch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8701:416,61936,159
Afghanistan711:452,8626,011
England451:1,238,17956,985
India421:18,263,461278,402
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England371:658,79432,071
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1281:392,33329,245

The alternate forms: Moñarch (1) are calculated separately.

Monarch (356) may also be a first name.

Monarch Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the verb monear, meaning 'to make coins'. Monar may be the apocope of monarca (monarch).

- dany2000

Monarch Last Name Facts

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

The last name Monarch (Hindi: मोनार्च, Marathi: मोनाचर्) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Moñarch. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Monarch? popularity and diffusion

It is the 336,818th most commonly used last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,661,377 people. Monarch occurs mostly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Monarch reside; 82 percent reside in North America and 82 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 461,707th most frequent first name in the world It is held by 356 people.

The surname Monarch is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 870 people, or 1 in 416,619. In The United States Monarch is most frequent in: Michigan, where 18 percent live, Kentucky, where 14 percent live and California, where 13 percent live. Not including The United States this last name exists in 29 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 6 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.

Monarch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Monarch has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 680 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 122 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Monarch Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Monarch last name are 14.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.26% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Monarch earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 9.78% more than the national average, earning $47,367 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.37% more than the national average, earning $56,822 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moñarch951/
Monarche931/
Monarc929/
Monarkh8690/
Manarch863/
Monarce863/
Menarch860/
Monarz771/
Monars771/
Mongars7138/
Muñarch7122/
Manerch713/
Manarsh713/
Monarts712/
Manorch711/
Mañarch711/
Monards711/
Mannarc711/
Monartz710/
Monnartz6737/
Muiñarch671/
Mongartz671/
Mannorch670/
Manars6215/
Munarj621/
Manarz621/
Monors620/
Mannars574/
Monords571/
Manards571/
Manears570/
Mangartz5358/
Mannartz5338/
Manhartz531/

Monarch Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Monarch in the Marathi language
मोनाचर्monacar62.5
मोनाकर्monakar37.5
Monarch in the Hindi language
मोनार्चmonarca33.33
मोनार्कmonarka33.33
मोनर्कmonarka33.33

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