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
Average Monge Salary in
United States
$40,622 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Monge Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Monge Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Monge (Hindi: मोंगे, Russian: Монге) is found in Costa Rica more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Mongé or Moñge. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Monge? popularity and diffusion
The surname Monge is the 5,989th most numerous family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 77,337 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Monge live; 46 percent live in Central America and 46 percent live in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 256,678th most widespread given name in the world, held by 985 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Costa Rica, where it is borne by 28,229 people, or 1 in 169. In Costa Rica it is mostly concentrated in: San José Province, where 50 percent live, Cartago Province, where 18 percent live and Alajuela Province, where 12 percent live. Barring Costa Rica this surname exists in 92 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 11 percent live and Spain, where 10 percent live.
Monge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Monge has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Monge surname rose 1,850 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Monge Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Monge surname is predominantly Buddhist (100%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Monge surname are 3.18% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 56.41% 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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