Munday Surname

31,872nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,734 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Munday Surname Definition:

Personal or baptismal, 'the son of Monday'; compare Saturday, Friday.

Simon Moneday, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Simon Mundi, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Henry Mundi, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Edmund Moneday, Somerset, Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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Munday Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6,1511:9,0581,317
United States4,2671:84,9459,611
Australia3,0991:8,7111,294
Canada8001:46,0575,658
DR Congo6091:121,31313,192
Philippines4681:216,32133,623
India2151:3,567,746100,782
South Africa2051:264,28126,485
Wales1861:16,6371,803
New Zealand1721:26,3274,610
Scotland1261:42,4913,911
Israel871:98,36411,357
Thailand741:954,572147,178
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
France291:2,290,439180,028
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Spain241:1,948,00252,403
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Solomon Islands91:64,44812,261
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Jamaica81:358,7438,527
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
China41:341,830,39216,990
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1341:33,0593,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,4271:7,1131,100
Scotland421:89,1244,677
Wales381:41,2742,182
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4181:35,4154,210

Munday (135) may also be a first name.

Munday Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Personal or baptismal, 'the son of Monday'; compare Saturday, Friday.

Simon Moneday, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Simon Mundi, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Henry Mundi, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Edmund Moneday, Somerset, Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

(a) Local, 'of Mondaye.' A correspondent writes: 'Mondaye, a hill in the parish of Juaye, about six miles from Bayeaux, is still extant, likewise the abbey... The hill was originally called Mont d'Afi...' It is highly probable that Monday is in some cases local, but I have not any early instances to bring forward in evidence.

1584. Married — Thomas Gibbyns and Agnes Munday: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1657. — Richard Chase and Bridgett Monday: St. Michael, Cornhill.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

V. Monday.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Monday, a name given to children in the Middle Ages born on a Monday; variants of Monday, q.v.

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

A town and a parish in Buckinghamshire, and a township in Herefordshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the day of the week. See Times and Seasons.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Munday Last Name Facts

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

Munday (Hindi: मुन्डे, Marathi: मुंडे, Oriya: ମୁା) occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Munday? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 31,872nd most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 435,493 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 39 percent of Munday are found; 39 percent are found in Northern Europe and 39 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 797,647th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 135 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 6,151 people, or 1 in 9,058. In England Munday is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 14 percent reside, Hampshire, where 10 percent reside and Kent, where 9 percent reside. Outside of England this surname occurs in 56 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Australia, where 19 percent reside.

Munday Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Munday has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Munday surname increased 179 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 301 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 489 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 90 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Munday Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (88%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Munday last name are 22.92% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.69% registered with the party.

The amount Munday earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 56.03% more than the national average, earning R 370,776 per year; in United States they earn 1.85% more than the national average, earning $43,946 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.93% less than the national average, earning $48,724 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mundayi922,060/
Mundaya92678/
Mundaye92538/
Maunday9299/
Mounday9282/
Mundaiy9274/
Mundday921/
Mundhay921/
Munda911,017,472/
Mundy9123,993/
Moundaya86218/
Mundayah86135/
Mundayat8679/
Mutenday8621/
Moundahy8613/
Mundayyo8611/
Mundayad869/
Moundaye865/
Mundhaya864/
Mundaiyi861/
Mundaiyo861/
Monday83209,327/
Maunda835,889/
Mgunda835,744/
Muinda832,058/
Mundas831,917/
Muunda831,740/
Mundha83966/
Mundey83877/
Mounda83600/
Mundad83526/
Mundau83427/
Mmunda83337/
Mhunda83283/
Mundye83274/
Mundai83244/
Mundiy83231/
Munnda83178/
Mundda83130/
Mundoy83115/
Mundat8393/
Mundah8388/
Mundae8387/
Mundea8367/
Maundy8362/
Mundyo8355/
Moundy8349/
Mundaa8330/
Mundap8326/
Mundaz8315/
Munhda838/
Mundaj836/
Mundhy835/
Mutnda835/
Mumday834/
Hmunda833/
Munduy833/
Muindy833/
Mumnda832/
Mundyz832/
Mujnda831/
Muhnda831/
Musnda831/
Muntda831/
Meunda831/
Mundoa831/
Mundys831/
Musindayi8016/
Mundajaya806/
Mundayott806/
Mundayatt804/
Mutendayi801/
Mundayath801/
Mutinda7770,354/
Mutenda774,657/
Mahunda771,225/
Mundiya771,202/
Munduya77873/
Musenda77820/
Mondaya77808/
Musinda77659/
Moundas77273/
Mundeya77269/
Munduiy77253/
Mundhad77141/
Mundeyi77125/
Munduia77106/
Mundiye7774/
Munduyo7756/
Mundeja7755/
Mundija7749/
Mundaha7748/
Mundoyi7748/
Mondaye7742/
Moundah7741/
Mundoya7730/
Mundiyo7720/
Mundoyo7720/
Mundhae7719/
Mgundaa7717/
Mundhai7712/
Moundai7712/
Mundast7711/
Mundhaß7711/
Mundoye777/
Mundais776/
Muindah776/
Mondaay776/
Mundhiy776/
Mmounda776/
Mundeye776/
Munduye775/
Mondayu775/
Monnday775/
Mundhas774/
Mondayo774/
Mundgai774/
Mgundah774/
Mhaunda774/
Mucinda774/
Mundahe774/
Maundey773/
Mmonday773/
Moonday773/
Munddha772/
Mundhey772/
Mondday772/
Mundawe772/
Maundha771/
Mhundha771/
Moundae771/
Mundaja771/
Mundaje771/
Mundatt771/
Monhday771/
Moenday771/
Mundach771/
M'Gunda771/
Moundyo771/
Meundas771/
Mhuunda771/
Mundaip771/
Mundaji771/
Mundeey771/
Munduyi771/
Mundaas771/
Mumdaya771/
Muindha771/
Munnnda771/
Muunnda771/
Maundah771/
Moundea771/
Musyndy771/
Mundayoott751/
Munde7358,165/
Monda7313,769/
Mundi7312,371/
Mondy736,542/
Mumda73405/
Mundj7368/
Mundí734/
Mumdy733/
Muchinda71715/
Mundiyah71266/
Moutendy71202/
Moundaha7197/
Musindai7183/
Munduiyo7178/
Muchenda7167/
Mundhaas7141/
Maundiya7122/
Mundiyat719/
Mmutinda719/
Mundhuya713/
Mundaiah713/
Moutenda713/
Muheenda713/
Mundaaju713/
Muttenda712/
Mussinda712/
Mundhiya711/
Mundasth711/
Mundhuia711/
Munddaha711/
Moundiya711/
Museenda711/
Mundaash711/
Muusinda711/
Musindha711/
Mutendaa711/
Mutendda711/
Muindawe711/
Mousinda711/
Meundach711/
Mundhe6746,563/
Muinde6717,900/
Muindi6713,760/
Maunde6713,001/
Mhonda672,382/
Mondoy672,200/
Mundie671,726/
Mounde671,625/
Moundi671,184/
Munder671,159/
Mundet67837/
Mhinda67781/
Mundis67615/
Mundee67496/
Mondoa67495/
Mondea67483/
Maundi67409/
Mondey67341/
Munnde67298/
Monduy67295/
Mundiz67272/
Mundui67231/
Moenda67211/
Mmonda67186/
Mundih67180/
Mondau67137/
Mondai67132/
Muunde67130/
Mundeh67123/
Moonda67105/
Mumdey6784/
Muichinda6777/
Mundje6774/
Mundes6773/
Mundei6768/
Mundez6768/
Mondha6756/
Mundit6752/
Mhunde6739/
Mundér6725/
Munndi6725/
Mutindiya6721/
Meundi6720/
Mundhi6719/
Munded6718/
Mundge6715/
Mundoe6714/
Mundoi6714/
Mundou6710/
Muundi679/
Mondaj677/
Mundue677/
Mundio677/
Moundouha676/
Mmunde675/
Moondy675/
Mumdaz675/
Mondaa674/
Maumda674/
Mgunde674/
Mhindy674/
Mumdas673/
Mundde673/
Munduj673/
Munhde672/
Moumdy672/
Mundep672/
Muhndi672/
Mundão672/
Mutndi672/
Munddi671/
Mgundi671/
Mundej671/
Mundoj671/
Munhdi671/
Mumndi671/
Mundeu671/
Mondaí671/
Moumda671/
Moundé671/
Muimda671/
Mutendaji671/
Mutendeya671/
Mmoutendy671/
Mhondy671/
Moussinda671/
Mundii671/
Moundj671/
Mondaï671/
Mondda670/

Munday Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Munday in the Oriya language
ମୁାmua-
Munday in the Marathi language
मुंडेmunde80
मुंडयmundaya20
Munday in the Hindi language
मुन्डेmunde40
मूंदयाmundaya20
मुण्डेmunde20
मुंडयाmundaya20

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