Moniz Surname
Approximately 71,377 people bear this surname
Moniz Surname User-submission:
This surname means 'world's son' or 'Muno's son'. It is a patronymic surname from kingdom of Valencia, Spain.
Moniz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 28,198 | 1:957 | 164 |
| East Timor | 15,037 | 1:81 | 24 |
| Mozambique | 8,034 | 1:3,393 | 791 |
| United States | 6,936 | 1:52,258 | 6,293 |
| Portugal | 5,727 | 1:1,819 | 269 |
| Canada | 2,315 | 1:15,916 | 2,305 |
| Brazil | 1,487 | 1:143,964 | 5,503 |
| Cape Verde | 867 | 1:611 | 77 |
| India | 650 | 1:1,180,101 | 47,584 |
| Venezuela | 488 | 1:61,894 | 2,808 |
| Indonesia | 387 | 1:341,729 | 29,673 |
| England | 223 | 1:249,857 | 20,242 |
| Bermuda | 145 | 1:450 | 59 |
| South Africa | 87 | 1:622,732 | 46,743 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 75 | 1:2,366 | 262 |
| France | 74 | 1:897,604 | 104,173 |
| Suriname | 64 | 1:8,635 | 2,172 |
| Australia | 63 | 1:428,503 | 33,982 |
| Tanzania | 55 | 1:962,575 | 44,906 |
| Netherlands | 49 | 1:344,636 | 38,971 |
| Dominican Republic | 46 | 1:226,803 | 8,136 |
| United Arab Emirates | 34 | 1:269,479 | 19,099 |
| Guyana | 29 | 1:26,283 | 2,983 |
| Argentina | 26 | 1:1,643,977 | 88,124 |
| Philippines | 23 | 1:4,401,662 | 162,661 |
| Namibia | 21 | 1:114,733 | 9,093 |
| Guam | 21 | 1:7,625 | 1,143 |
| Pakistan | 19 | 1:9,402,310 | 46,838 |
| Switzerland | 18 | 1:456,273 | 33,097 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 16 | 1:85,248 | 6,095 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Senegal | 14 | 1:1,041,382 | 3,211 |
| Jersey | 12 | 1:8,267 | 1,718 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Ecuador | 8 | 1:1,988,231 | 21,385 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Macau | 3 | 1:200,543 | 803 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
The alternate forms: Moñiz (210) & Moníz (3) are calculated separately.
Moniz (6,638) may also be a first name.
Moniz Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname means 'world's son' or 'Muno's son'. It is a patronymic surname from kingdom of Valencia, Spain.
- micoronettiThis surname means 'world's son' or 'Muno's son'. It is a patronymic surname from kingdom of Valencia, Spain.
- micoronettiMoniz Demographics
Average Moniz Salary in
United States
$45,868 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Moniz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moniz Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Moniz (Arabic: مونيز, Marathi: मोनीझ, Russian: Мониз) is carried by more people in Angola than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Moñiz or Moníz. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Moniz? popularity and diffusion
The last name Moniz is the 7,948th most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 102,099 people. The last name Moniz is predominantly found in Africa, where 52 percent of Moniz reside; 51 percent reside in Southern Africa and 51 percent reside in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 80,309th most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 6,638 people.
The surname is most common in Angola, where it is carried by 28,198 people, or 1 in 957. Excluding Angola this surname occurs in 79 countries. It is also common in East Timor, where 21 percent live and Mozambique, where 11 percent live.
Moniz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Moniz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Moniz surname expanded 99,086 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Moniz Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Moniz surname are 44.24% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 97.47% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Moniz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 108.31% more than the national average, earning 720,909 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 102.25% more than the national average, earning R 480,624 per year; in United States they earn 6.3% more than the national average, earning $45,868 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.54% more than the national average, earning $53,431 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Moniz Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Moniz in the Marathi language | ||
| मोनीझ | monijha | 41.38 |
| मोनीज | monija | 27.59 |
| मॉनीझ | monijha | 24.14 |
| मॉनीज | monija | 6.9 |
| Moniz in the Russian language | ||
| Мониз | moniz | - |
| Moniz in the Arabic language | ||
| مونيز | mwnyz | - |
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