Muenster Surname

428,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 806 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Muenster Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muenster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5671:639,25751,420
Germany1361:591,95247,778
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Israel151:570,50941,023
Poland151:2,533,917108,409
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
England11:55,718,059489,080
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Muenster Last Name Facts

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

The surname Muenster is most common in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muenster? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 428,270th most numerous family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 9,041,620 people. The surname Muenster is predominantly found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Muenster reside; 68 percent reside in North America and 68 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Muenster is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 567 people, or 1 in 639,257. In The United States Muenster is most common in: Texas, where 24 percent are found, Wisconsin, where 21 percent are found and Iowa, where 5 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 17 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

Muenster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Muenster has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Muenster last name grew 2,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Muenster Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Muenster surname are 26.51% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.28% registered with the political party.

The amount Muenster earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.45% more than the national average, earning $45,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.93% less than the national average, earning $42,763 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Menster93452/
Meinster88404/
Moenster88237/
Meynster889/
Mounster889/
Meunster883/
Maenster881/
Maunster881/
Mensterd880/
Mnster8673/
Meijnster8216/
Muenstedt824/
Münster808,710/
Minster802,006/
Mønster80739/
Mynster80287/
Mönster8062/
Műnster8025/
Mënster801/
Menzter800/
Mensterova7826/
Mijnster75279/
Mainster75120/
Majnster755/
Moinster752/
Maynster751/
Minstere751/
Meunstir750/
Minstier750/
Münsterová67121/
Minsterová6740/
Műnsterová6723/
Mønstre6715/
Minzter678/
Münsterova671/
Minstre671/
Mincter671/
Minstir670/
Mimster670/
Minstère631/

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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
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  • 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 Muenster
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