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

Muench has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Muench? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 86,962nd most widely held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,316,154 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Muench live; 80 percent live in North America and 79 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Muench is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 4,139 people, or 1 in 87,572. In The United States Muench is most common in: Illinois, where 10 percent are found, Wisconsin, where 9 percent are found and Missouri, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 38 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 9 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.

Muench Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

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

Muench Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Muench surname are 16.24% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.01% being registered with the political 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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