Mundhenk Surname

400,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 879 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Mundhenk Surname User-submission:

The surname Mundhenk comes from the German words mund, meaning 'mouth', and shenk, meaning 'to serve'. It was a term used for castle wine servers during the dark ages in Germany.

Mundhenk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5021:160,36919,068
United States3651:993,03873,486
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
England21:27,859,030389,889
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1071:469,33333,530

Mundhenk Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Mundhenk comes from the German words mund, meaning 'mouth', and shenk, meaning 'to serve'. It was a term used for castle wine servers during the dark ages in Germany.

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Mundhenk Last Name Facts

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

Mundhenk is most common in Germany. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mundhenk.

How Common Is The Last Name Mundhenk? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 400,040th most commonly used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 8,290,723 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 58 percent of Mundhenk reside; 57 percent reside in Western Europe and 57 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 502 people, or 1 in 160,369. In Germany Mundhenk is mostly found in: Lower Saxony, where 51 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent reside and Berlin, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Germany this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 42 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Mundhenk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mundhenk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Mundhenk last name rose 341 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mundhenk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mundhenk surname are 23.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70.1% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Mundhenk earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.78% more than the national average, earning $44,778 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.44% less than the national average, earning $49,466 CAD per year.

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