Monje Surname
Approximately 32,942 people bear this surname
Monje Surname User-submission:
A spanish surname, meaning 'monk'.
Monje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 5,806 | 1:7,362 | 739 |
| Spain | 4,997 | 1:9,356 | 1,107 |
| Mexico | 3,103 | 1:40,002 | 2,284 |
| Bolivia | 2,921 | 1:3,635 | 563 |
| Chile | 2,804 | 1:6,283 | 705 |
| Colombia | 2,737 | 1:17,455 | 1,436 |
| Philippines | 2,675 | 1:37,846 | 5,834 |
| United States | 1,976 | 1:183,431 | 18,297 |
| Peru | 1,129 | 1:28,152 | 2,940 |
| Ecuador | 987 | 1:16,115 | 2,414 |
| Honduras | 741 | 1:11,898 | 689 |
| Uganda | 662 | 1:58,972 | 6,880 |
| Malawi | 418 | 1:40,955 | 5,885 |
| Kenya | 373 | 1:123,807 | 10,307 |
| Venezuela | 312 | 1:96,808 | 3,609 |
| Nicaragua | 226 | 1:26,642 | 1,088 |
| Zambia | 163 | 1:97,239 | 7,852 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Brazil | 136 | 1:1,574,076 | 52,203 |
| Tanzania | 135 | 1:392,160 | 27,960 |
| France | 75 | 1:885,636 | 103,228 |
| El Salvador | 68 | 1:93,292 | 1,600 |
| Canada | 40 | 1:921,140 | 70,350 |
| Germany | 39 | 1:2,064,243 | 111,952 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Uruguay | 21 | 1:163,417 | 13,939 |
| Netherlands | 19 | 1:888,799 | 62,169 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Puerto Rico | 17 | 1:208,832 | 2,248 |
| Guatemala | 15 | 1:1,072,178 | 5,317 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Cuba | 13 | 1:886,363 | 6,304 |
| Paraguay | 12 | 1:603,062 | 7,396 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Costa Rica | 6 | 1:796,678 | 5,462 |
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
The alternate forms: Monjé (37) are calculated separately.
Monje (575) may also be a first name.
Monje Surname Meaning
Monje Demographics
Average Male Monje Height
172.88 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Monje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Monje Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Monje (Marathi: मोजे) is held by more people in Argentina than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Monjé. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Monje? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 16,856th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 221,224 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Monje live; 51 percent live in South America and 26 percent live in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 349,457th most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 575 people.
The surname is most common in Argentina, where it is carried by 5,806 people, or 1 in 7,362. In Argentina Monje is most common in: Buenos Aires Province, where 31 percent live, Córdoba Province, where 28 percent live and Santa Fe Province, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account Argentina this last name exists in 63 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 15 percent live and Mexico, where 9 percent live.
Monje Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Monje has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 16,467 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Monje Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (81%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Monje surname are 40.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 93.5% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Monje earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 9.47% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,550 per year; in Colombia they earn 6.22% more than the national average, earning $24,115,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 15.91% less than the national average, earning $36,283 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.07% less than the national average, earning $47,662 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Monje Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Monje in the Marathi language | ||
| मोजे | moje | 50 |
| मांजे | manje | 50 |
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