Munch Surname
Approximately 10,903 people bear this surname
Munch Surname Definition:
(German) One who was a member of a religious order.
Read More About This SurnameMunch Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 3,081 | 1:21,559 | 2,507 |
| United States | 2,982 | 1:121,549 | 12,979 |
| Denmark | 2,347 | 1:2,405 | 185 |
| Lebanon | 491 | 1:11,481 | 1,681 |
| Brazil | 433 | 1:494,398 | 18,652 |
| Argentina | 286 | 1:149,452 | 12,636 |
| Canada | 237 | 1:155,467 | 15,773 |
| Norway | 109 | 1:47,177 | 6,760 |
| Uruguay | 84 | 1:40,854 | 4,668 |
| England | 73 | 1:763,261 | 41,903 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| Germany | 54 | 1:1,490,842 | 90,195 |
| Spain | 50 | 1:935,041 | 35,950 |
| India | 48 | 1:15,980,529 | 256,885 |
| Ukraine | 46 | 1:989,624 | 92,482 |
| South Africa | 41 | 1:1,321,407 | 72,211 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Sweden | 39 | 1:252,481 | 17,476 |
| Mexico | 36 | 1:3,447,950 | 24,458 |
| Switzerland | 36 | 1:228,137 | 19,301 |
| Kazakhstan | 33 | 1:535,833 | 38,572 |
| Belgium | 28 | 1:410,594 | 42,948 |
| Greenland | 28 | 1:2,014 | 243 |
| Thailand | 27 | 1:2,616,235 | 275,741 |
| Uzbekistan | 27 | 1:1,145,524 | 21,534 |
| Yemen | 21 | 1:1,258,347 | 11,865 |
| Australia | 18 | 1:1,499,761 | 75,721 |
| Russia | 16 | 1:9,007,691 | 311,782 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
| Venezuela | 11 | 1:2,745,825 | 29,869 |
| Italy | 9 | 1:6,795,188 | 113,457 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Ecuador | 7 | 1:2,272,264 | 23,377 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 24 | 1:1,015,640 | 40,589 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,015 | 1:49,477 | 5,632 |
The alternate forms: Münch (29,646) are calculated separately.
Munch (72) may also be a first name.
Munch Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) One who was a member of a religious order.
(Norwegian) A male member of a religious order.
From the German, Münch, Münich; from the Danish, Munnich; a personal name.$
User-submitted Reference
This is a German surname, meaning 'monk'.
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Munch Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Munch Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Munch Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Munch (Arabic: مونش, Russian: Мунч) occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Münch. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Munch? popularity and diffusion
Munch is the 47,463rd most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 668,398 people. The last name Munch occurs mostly in Europe, where 54 percent of Munch are found; 29 percent are found in Western Europe and 29 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,143,416th most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 72 people.
The last name is most numerous in France, where it is borne by 3,081 people, or 1 in 21,559. In France Munch is most numerous in: Grand Est, where 69 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 8 percent reside and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 5 percent reside. Beside France it exists in 69 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Denmark, where 22 percent reside.
Munch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Munch has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 294 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 304 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Munch Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Munch last name is primarily Shiite (98%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Munch last name are 21.88% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.65% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Munch earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 25.06% more than the national average, earning 432,792 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 25.52% less than the national average, earning R 177,000 per year; in United States they earn 19% more than the national average, earning $51,348 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.34% less than the national average, earning $48,024 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Münch | 93 | 29,646 | / |
| Muench | 91 | 5,537 | / |
| Munsch | 91 | 5,353 | / |
| Munchs | 91 | 120 | / |
| Munche | 91 | 79 | / |
| Muinch | 91 | 30 | / |
| Mounch | 91 | 19 | / |
| Meunch | 91 | 9 | / |
| Munnch | 91 | 1 | / |
| Maunch | 91 | 0 | / |
| Munc | 89 | 39 | / |
| Munsche | 83 | 165 | / |
| Muntsch | 83 | 57 | / |
| Mounche | 83 | 2 | / |
| Meunsch | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mounsch | 83 | 0 | / |
| Maunsch | 83 | 0 | / |
| Minch | 80 | 3,450 | / |
| Munce | 80 | 1,201 | / |
| Monch | 80 | 250 | / |
| Munkh | 80 | 242 | / |
| Munsh | 80 | 200 | / |
| Muncz | 80 | 38 | / |
| Munci | 80 | 30 | / |
| Muncs | 80 | 27 | / |
| Munzh | 80 | 4 | / |
| Munhz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mounc | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mumch | 80 | 1 | / |
| Munchová | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mounce | 73 | 4,075 | / |
| Munshe | 73 | 1,877 | / |
| Moench | 73 | 1,806 | / |
| Münsch | 73 | 369 | / |
| Mumche | 73 | 141 | / |
| Münchs | 73 | 15 | / |
| Münnch | 73 | 13 | / |
| Miench | 73 | 12 | / |
| Minchh | 73 | 9 | / |
| Mounci | 73 | 5 | / |
| Maunce | 73 | 5 | / |
| Münche | 73 | 2 | / |
| Moonch | 73 | 2 | / |
| Munsht | 73 | 1 | / |
| Munzhe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Munthz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Munths | 73 | 1 | / |
| Munsci | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muntsh | 73 | 0 | / |
| Muchinche | 71 | 2 | / |
| Munchowna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muchenche | 71 | 1 | / |
| Munz | 67 | 10,772 | / |
| Muns | 67 | 1,945 | / |
| Munj | 67 | 1,484 | / |
| Montsch | 67 | 156 | / |
| Monc | 67 | 31 | / |
| Müntsch | 67 | 27 | / |
| Munx | 67 | 6 | / |
| Musynsh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mounkhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mundzhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mutence | 67 | 1 | / |
| Musince | 67 | 1 | / |
| Munč | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moumche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moonchh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muchins | 67 | 0 | / |
| Moensch | 67 | 0 | / |
Munch Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Munch in the Russian language | ||
| Мунч | munc | - |
| Munch in the Arabic language | ||
| مونش | mwnsh | - |
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