Moníz Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Moníz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 1:177,423 | 3,686 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
The alternate forms: Moniz (71,377) & Moñiz (210) are calculated separately.
Moníz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moníz Come From? nationality or country of origin
Moníz occurs in Angola more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Moniz or Moñiz. For other potential spellings of Moníz click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Moníz? popularity and diffusion
The surname Moníz is the 10,311,814th most commonly used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Moníz live; 33 percent live in Central Africa and 33 percent live in Luso-Central Africa.
This surname is most commonly used in Angola, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 26,989,214. Besides Angola this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in São Tomé and Príncipe, where 33 percent live and Venezuela, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moniz | 93 | 71,377 | / |
| Moní | 89 | 1 | / |
| Moñiz | 87 | 210 | / |
| Monez | 80 | 291 | / |
| Monís | 80 | 9 | / |
| Monyz | 80 | 3 | / |
| Muníz | 80 | 3 | / |
| Moniez | 73 | 778 | / |
| Monitz | 73 | 112 | / |
| Monnez | 73 | 95 | / |
| Mongez | 73 | 55 | / |
| Mounez | 73 | 36 | / |
| Monycz | 73 | 16 | / |
| Monioz | 73 | 14 | / |
| Monicz | 73 | 9 | / |
| Mouniz | 73 | 2 | / |
| Moneiz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Moneez | 73 | 1 | / |
| Monisz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Moni | 67 | 167,263 | / |
| Mona | 67 | 54,302 | / |
| Mony | 67 | 53,954 | / |
| Mone | 67 | 42,873 | / |
| Monh | 67 | 1,173 | / |
| Monniez | 67 | 418 | / |
| Moné | 67 | 106 | / |
| Monj | 67 | 94 | / |
| Moyniez | 67 | 83 | / |
| Moonitz | 67 | 64 | / |
| Mohnitz | 67 | 15 | / |
| Moignez | 67 | 13 | / |
| Maní | 67 | 8 | / |
| Moná | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mounitz | 67 | 7 | / |
| D'Moniz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mojnisz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mojnicz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Monè | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Moníz
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