Mun Surname

711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 763,976 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Korea
Highest density in:
North Korea

Mun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Korea472,2861:10825
North Korea236,8331:10621
India12,9671:59,1554,041
South Sudan7,9261:1,440291
Singapore4,8701:1,131152
Bangladesh4,5061:35,3652,174
Malaysia4,2771:6,896861
Indonesia4,2741:30,9433,640
United States2,5751:140,76114,627
Russia2,2431:64,2558,326
Uzbekistan1,6381:18,8822,871
Cambodia1,6371:9,461933
Vietnam1,4571:63,587596
Kazakhstan1,2161:14,5422,161
Hong Kong8431:8,702295
Macau5271:1,142159
Turkey3461:224,91716,042
Japan3041:420,54013,230
Pakistan2921:611,7949,685
Thailand2851:247,85442,044
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Australia1891:142,83415,308
Papua New Guinea1601:50,9616,394
Kyrgyzstan1561:38,2865,917
Canada1461:252,36723,920
Brunei1441:2,908506
United Arab Emirates1331:68,8896,446
Taiwan1301:180,3441,579
France1261:527,16472,630
Ukraine1151:395,85047,959
Ivory Coast1061:217,6539,074
Mexico791:1,571,21816,633
Kenya721:641,38829,005
England691:807,50843,459
Brazil631:3,398,00596,455
Iraq631:555,8998,855
Belarus601:158,35121,538
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
New Zealand461:98,44213,260
China411:33,349,3061,770
Germany391:2,064,243111,952
Nigeria391:4,542,122122,724
Netherlands381:444,39944,765
Philippines351:2,892,521138,859
Cameroon281:741,75252,682
Italy261:2,352,18093,058
Lithuania251:121,38414,277
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Myanmar161:3,246,124792
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Estonia151:88,12015,474
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
Guam81:20,0153,029
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Finland61:916,11741,832
Guatemala61:2,680,4456,792
Azerbaijan51:1,929,82423,635
Colombia51:9,554,81425,159
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
El Salvador41:1,585,9724,802
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Moldova41:890,34246,069
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malta11:430,2723,380
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1431:351,18026,857

The alternate forms: Muñ (7) & Mün (1) are calculated separately.

Mun (68,339) may also be a first name.

Mun Last Name Facts

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

Mun (Bengali: মুন, Georgian: მუნ, Hindi: मुन, Marathi: मुन, Oriya: ମୁନ୍, Russian: Мун) is more commonly found in South Korea than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Muñ or Mün. For other possible spellings of Mun click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mun? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mun is the 711th most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,539 people. Mun is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Mun reside; 93 percent reside in East Asia and 93 percent reside in Koreanic Asia. Mun is also the 14,142nd most numerous forename in the world It is held by 68,339 people.

This surname is most commonly used in South Korea, where it is held by 472,286 people, or 1 in 108. In South Korea Mun is most frequent in: Gyeonggi Province, where 21 percent reside, Seoul, where 19 percent reside and Busan, where 11 percent reside. Barring South Korea it exists in 120 countries. It is also found in North Korea, where 31 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.

Mun Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mun has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mun surname grew 1,801 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 288 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mun Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Mun last name is primarily Orthodox (73%) in Russia, Orthodox (69%) in Kazakhstan, Christian (60%) in Nigeria, Orthodox (92%) in Ukraine and Orthodox (80%) in Uzbekistan.

In The United States those bearing the Mun surname are 0.18% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.41% registered with the party.

The amount Mun earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 21.75% more than the national average, earning $52,534 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.27% more than the national average, earning $56,274 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muñ897/
Mün891/
Muin8627,441/
Munn8623,608/
Mung8620,834/
Mund8612,276/
Maun866,481/
Mune864,160/
Munt863,516/
Moun862,815/
Muhn86538/
Meun86307/
Muun86131/
Munh8694/
Mhun8658/
Musn8629/
Hmun8620/
Mumn868/
Mmun868/
Munì867/
Muyn866/
Mutn862/
Mgun861/
Maung7519,729,446/
Musin7546,625/
Mount7516,603/
Mundt7515,932/
Munne756,786/
Mohun753,639/
Mutin752,528/
Maund752,417/
Moune751,851/
Maune751,376/
Moung75822/
Mound75731/
Muine75504/
Muing75498/
Musyn75329/
Mahun75314/
Muten75305/
Musen75293/
Mucin75292/
Musne75179/
Mundh75174/
Munhe75139/
Hmeun75116/
Hmung7592/
Mucyn7578/
Meune7552/
Mounk7533/
Meung7524/
Munkø7524/
Maunt7523/
Mutyn7523/
Hmaun7518/
Moumn7518/
Mauën7515/
Munnd7513/
Meunh7512/
Mutne7511/
Mutén7511/
Maunn7510/
Mugne7510/
Hmuin759/
Mucen757/
Mundd757/
Muunn756/
Mungc756/
Mujng754/
Mhune754/
Mounh753/
Muinn752/
Muuin752/
Muntt751/
Mauhn751/
Mhunt751/
Mounc751/
Mounn751/
Muynn751/
Muynt751/
Muthn751/
Muint751/
Mumng751/
Mungh751/
Meund751/
Munhz751/
Mgoun751/
Mouhn751/
Muind751/
Mušín751/
Mußen751/
Mọung751/
Musín751/
Muynk751/
Mumne751/
Moujn751/
Mmoun751/
Mmune751/
Muhnn751/
Munjz751/
Munng751/
Muitn751/
Mungk751/
Mousn751/
Muyjn751/
Mauun751/
Munnt750/
Mumnn750/
Meunn750/
Mon67378,782/
Museng676,860/
Mum672,770/
Mussin671,345/
Mautin67982/
Mussen67972/
Moutin67742/
Muttin67664/
Muchin67558/
Mausen67405/
Munowa67299/
Mausin67272/
Muisin67261/
Mousin67238/
Muteen67226/
Meusen67223/
Mushyn67205/
Muting67190/
Musing67174/
Mougne67143/
Mundth67135/
Muteng67129/
Musend67116/
Mutten67114/
Mhusen67113/
Muchen6794/
Munova6779/
Meuten6765/
Moumne6747/
Mauten6746/
Museen6745/
Muyşin6726/
Mousen6721/
Mutend6721/
Mouten6719/
Mungue6719/
Meußen6719/
Mujneh6718/
Meunne6717/
Mahaun6714/
Mhounh6714/
Muësen6713/
Mhusin6712/
Mounne6711/
Mungne6710/
Meugne6710/
Mundtt678/
Muysin678/
Maucen677/
Muszyn677/
Muhyne676/
Món676/
Maußen676/
Muchyn676/
Muysen675/
Muceng675/
Muinck674/
Mutent674/
Mmeung674/
Mucing674/
Meutin673/
Mausén672/
Muysyn672/
Musent671/
Maucin671/
M'Oune671/
Musink671/
Munndh671/
Muooen671/
Muhsyn671/
Hmound671/
Hmusen671/
Munque671/
Mouhnd671/
Maungh671/
M'Goun671/
Mouhne671/
Moutne671/
Moungh671/
Musenn671/
Muijng671/
Muyten671/
Muytin671/
Mussín671/
Mut'ng671/
Maumne671/
Mu'een671/
Mutind671/
Mautyn671/
Muinhe671/
Muhgne671/
Mungkh671/
Muceen671/
Muttne671/
Maungg671/
Meusin671/
Musint670/
Mutink670/
Mouthn670/
Mountt670/
Maugne670/
Maunck670/

Mun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mun in the Georgian language
მუნmun-
Mun in the Bengali language
মুনmuna95.74
মূনmuna2.13
মুন্mun2.13
Mun in the Marathi language
मुनmuna74.98
मूनmuna24.76
Mun in the Oriya language
ମୁନ୍mun49.78
ମୁନmuna47.09
Mun in the Hindi language
मुनmuna31.78
मुन्नीmunni23.55
मूनmuna19.15
मुन्नाmunna6.62
मुंmum6.47
मुन्mun1.87
मुण्mun0.71
Mun in the Russian language
Мунmun-

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