Muench Surname

86,962nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,537 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Muench Surname Definition:

(German) One who was a member of a religious order.

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Muench Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,1391:87,5729,873
Germany4751:169,48519,973
Canada3391:108,68911,660
Australia2481:108,85412,149
England551:1,013,05650,089
Brazil501:4,281,487114,765
Thailand391:1,811,240225,763
Mexico381:3,266,47923,844
Switzerland301:273,76422,252
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Austria171:500,90847,931
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
China41:341,830,39216,990
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
France21:33,211,361423,184
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3281:153,10614,139

Muench Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who was a member of a religious order.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

This is a German surname, meaning 'monk'.

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Muench Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Muench Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Muench occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Muench? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 86,962nd most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,316,154 people. Muench is mostly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Muench are found; 80 percent are found in North America and 79 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 4,139 people, or 1 in 87,572. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Illinois, where 10 percent are found, Wisconsin, where 9 percent are found and Missouri, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The United States it occurs in 38 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 9 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.

Muench Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Muench has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,262 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,750 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Muench Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Muench last name are 16.24% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.01% registered with the party.

The amount Muench earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 10.44% more than the national average, earning $47,655 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.67% more than the national average, earning $54,486 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muensch9229/
Muenche920/
Munch9110,903/
Muenc910/
Muensche860/
Moench831,806/
Maench8351/
Muinch8330/
Meinch8319/
Mounch8319/
Miench8312/
Meunch839/
Muencz838/
Meench833/
Muence832/
Munnch831/
Maunch830/
Mayench77118/
Mujanch7721/
Mbentch7720/
Meinche777/
Majench776/
Mounche772/
Maiench771/
Muenzhe771/
Meanech770/
Meinech770/
Münch7329,646/
Minch733,450/
Muenz73478/
Muens7340/
Muenx733/
Muenj731/
Meinc731/
Mounc731/
Meineche71383/
Mejneche7142/
Maienche712/
Majenche711/
Muentshe711/
Meyanche711/
Muhinche711/
Megginch710/
Muenze673,315/
Muense67149/
Mayenc6758/
Muentz6731/
Münchs6715/
Minchh679/
Muenje676/
Mounci675/
Muenst674/
Münche672/
Mwence671/
Moynch671/
Mouens671/
Muenss670/
Mainch670/

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