Moñiz Surname
Approximately 210 people bear this surname
Moñiz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 205 | 1:228,059 | 15,056 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
The alternate forms: Moniz (71,377) & Moníz (3) are calculated separately.
Moñiz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moñiz Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Moñiz is held by more people in Spain than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Moniz or Moníz. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Moñiz? popularity and diffusion
Moñiz is the 1,144,405th most commonly used last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 34,702,600 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Moñiz are found; 98 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 98 percent are found in Iberian Europe.
The last name is most widely held in Spain, where it is carried by 205 people, or 1 in 228,059. In Spain Moñiz is most frequent in: Andalusia, where 36 percent are found, Madrid, where 21 percent are found and Extremadura, where 18 percent are found. Besides Spain this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 1 percent are found and The Philippines, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moniz | 93 | 71,377 | / |
| Moñi | 89 | 55 | / |
| Moníz | 87 | 3 | / |
| Meñiz | 80 | 2 | / |
| Moñai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mañiz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Moñ | 75 | 1 | / |
| Moniez | 73 | 778 | / |
| Monitz | 73 | 112 | / |
| Monioz | 73 | 14 | / |
| Monicz | 73 | 9 | / |
| Moñiec | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mouniz | 73 | 2 | / |
| Moneiz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muiñiz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Moniiz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Moñios | 73 | 1 | / |
| Monisz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Menoiz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Moni | 67 | 167,263 | / |
| Monniez | 67 | 418 | / |
| Moyniez | 67 | 83 | / |
| Moonitz | 67 | 64 | / |
| Mohnitz | 67 | 15 | / |
| Moignez | 67 | 13 | / |
| Mounitz | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mañi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Moñy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mojnicz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mojnisz | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'Moniz | 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 Moñiz
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