Munden Surname

101,492nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,653 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Munden Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Munden,' two parishes in Hertfordshire, Great and Little Munden.

Henry de Mundene, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Henry de Munden, Lincolnshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp.

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Munden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5731:140,87014,637
England1,2831:43,4285,522
Canada4501:81,8799,127
India961:7,990,264168,289
New Zealand761:59,5839,301
Australia511:529,32739,816
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
Wales121:257,87814,969
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
France111:6,038,429280,838
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Panama51:782,45211,059
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4941:49,3436,041
Wales81:196,0527,186
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3801:132,15412,637

The alternate forms: Münden (10) & Mundén (6) are calculated separately.

Munden (130) may also be a first name.

Munden Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Munden,' two parishes in Hertfordshire, Great and Little Munden.

Henry de Mundene, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Henry de Munden, Lincolnshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

1565. John Munden, New Coll.: Register of the University of Oxford.

1669. John Munden and Elizabeth Usher: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

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

Parishes in co. Hertford.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Munden Last Name Facts

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

The last name Munden (Marathi: मुंड) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Münden or Mundén. For other potential spellings of Munden click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Munden? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 101,492nd most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,566,204 people. The last name Munden is primarily found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Munden reside; 54 percent reside in North America and 53 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 814,623rd most prevalent forename in the world, held by 130 people.

The surname Munden is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 2,573 people, or 1 in 140,870. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 11 percent reside, Virginia, where 9 percent reside and North Carolina, where 9 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 37 countries. It also occurs in England, where 28 percent reside and Canada, where 10 percent reside.

Munden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Munden has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Munden surname grew 677 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 260 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 150 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 78 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Munden Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Munden surname are 33.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 86.55% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Munden earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 46.86% more than the national average, earning 508,257 kr per year; in United States they earn 0.38% less than the national average, earning $42,984 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.48% less than the national average, earning $48,946 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Münden9410/
Mundén946/
Mounden92322/
Mundaen92141/
Mundien92126/
Mundeng9260/
Maunden9220/
Mundoen925/
Mundeen923/
Mundenn921/
Mundn911/
Maundeng8677/
Muindeen868/
Mutinden863/
Musenden861/
Moundeng861/
Monden832,926/
Mundin831,894/
Mundem8325/
Mundyn831/
Mundín831/
Mumden830/
Mussenden80608/
Mundehenk802/
Munding771,329/
Mundina77258/
Moundem77225/
Moonden7720/
Mundink7712/
Mundion779/
Muindin776/
Mundyna773/
Maundin772/
Mumdeen771/
Munduin771/
Moundin771/
Mondehn771/
Mondien771/
Mondeen771/
Moundengue753/
Maunding715/
Mounddin713/
Moundina712/
Muchindn712/
Muinddin712/
Moundion711/
Mounding711/
Mondin674,419/
Mundim672,105/
Mondyn672/
Mussendnt671/
Monndn671/
Mohunddin671/
Mundym671/

Munden Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Munden in the Marathi language
मुंडmunda68.75
मूंडmunda17.19
मुंडनmundana4.69
मुंडेनmundena3.13
मून्डmunda3.13
मुन्डmunda1.56
मुंदmunda1.56

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