Monge Surname
Approximately 94,231 people bear this surname
Monge Surname Definition:
Found in Longroño and Santander. Name of village near Tarragona. Derived from latin "monachus" - member of a religious order, a nun or a monk. Catalan word for monk is "monje."
Monge Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 28,229 | 1:169 | 48 |
| Mexico | 10,273 | 1:12,083 | 1,146 |
| Spain | 9,709 | 1:4,815 | 598 |
| El Salvador | 8,445 | 1:751 | 152 |
| United States | 6,720 | 1:53,937 | 6,452 |
| Argentina | 4,165 | 1:10,263 | 971 |
| Ecuador | 3,622 | 1:4,391 | 747 |
| Peru | 3,603 | 1:8,822 | 1,290 |
| Honduras | 2,493 | 1:3,536 | 418 |
| Philippines | 2,324 | 1:43,562 | 6,971 |
| Nicaragua | 2,283 | 1:2,637 | 386 |
| Guatemala | 2,214 | 1:7,264 | 892 |
| France | 2,047 | 1:32,449 | 3,938 |
| Italy | 1,416 | 1:43,190 | 7,762 |
| Brazil | 1,227 | 1:174,470 | 6,721 |
| DR Congo | 828 | 1:89,227 | 10,161 |
| Chile | 660 | 1:26,692 | 1,532 |
| Portugal | 481 | 1:21,660 | 1,486 |
| Venezuela | 476 | 1:63,454 | 2,843 |
| Tanzania | 447 | 1:118,438 | 11,330 |
| Dominican Republic | 285 | 1:36,607 | 2,033 |
| Russia | 251 | 1:574,195 | 51,234 |
| Norway | 214 | 1:24,029 | 3,163 |
| Uganda | 177 | 1:220,561 | 17,152 |
| Puerto Rico | 173 | 1:20,521 | 724 |
| Canada | 172 | 1:214,219 | 20,702 |
| Australia | 162 | 1:166,640 | 17,199 |
| Cameroon | 151 | 1:137,543 | 15,369 |
| Papua New Guinea | 148 | 1:55,093 | 6,981 |
| Uruguay | 113 | 1:30,370 | 3,497 |
| Paraguay | 112 | 1:64,614 | 1,733 |
| Colombia | 90 | 1:530,823 | 7,197 |
| Panama | 87 | 1:44,968 | 2,279 |
| Switzerland | 42 | 1:195,546 | 17,263 |
| England | 37 | 1:1,505,893 | 64,828 |
| India | 37 | 1:20,731,497 | 300,213 |
| Netherlands | 29 | 1:582,316 | 51,332 |
| Nigeria | 24 | 1:7,380,948 | 165,663 |
| Belgium | 22 | 1:522,575 | 50,051 |
| Ireland | 21 | 1:224,235 | 8,707 |
| Indonesia | 20 | 1:6,612,460 | 283,723 |
| Qatar | 19 | 1:124,105 | 14,725 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| Taiwan | 17 | 1:1,379,103 | 9,281 |
| South Africa | 16 | 1:3,386,106 | 119,139 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Belize | 7 | 1:50,782 | 2,565 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Cuba | 5 | 1:2,304,543 | 8,951 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Bolivia | 4 | 1:2,654,108 | 7,945 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Haiti | 4 | 1:2,670,977 | 16,453 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1:1,509,441 | 47,971 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 1:177,423 | 3,686 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
The alternate forms: Mongé (12) & Moñge (11) are calculated separately.
Monge (985) may also be a first name.
Monge Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Found in Longroño and Santander. Name of village near Tarragona. Derived from latin "monachus" - member of a religious order, a nun or a monk. Catalan word for monk is "monje."
Monge Demographics
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Monge Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Monge Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Monge (Hindi: मोंगे, Russian: Монге) is found most in Costa Rica. It may be rendered as: Mongé or Moñge. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Monge? popularity and diffusion
The surname Monge is the 5,989th most frequently used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 77,337 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Monge are found; 46 percent are found in Central America and 46 percent are found in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 256,678th most common forename globally. It is borne by 985 people.
The surname Monge is most widely held in Costa Rica, where it is borne by 28,229 people, or 1 in 169. In Costa Rica it is most prevalent in: San José Province, where 50 percent reside, Cartago Province, where 18 percent reside and Alajuela Province, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Costa Rica it is found in 92 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 11 percent reside and Spain, where 10 percent reside.
Monge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Monge has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,850 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Monge Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Monge last name is chiefly Buddhist (100%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Monge surname are 3.18% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.41% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Monge earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 19.06% less than the national average, earning €24,306 per year; in Norway they earn 1.65% less than the national average, earning 340,381 kr per year; in Peru they earn 20.95% more than the national average, earning S/. 23,447 per year; in South Africa they earn 46.36% less than the national average, earning R 127,476 per year; in Colombia they earn 8.54% less than the national average, earning $20,764,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.86% less than the national average, earning $40,622 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.74% less than the national average, earning $45,341 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Monge Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Monge in the Hindi language | ||
| मोंगे | monge | 80 |
| मूंगे | munge | 20 |
| Monge in the Russian language | ||
| Монге | monge | - |
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