Munek Surname

513,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 636 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Munek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Munek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand4751:148,71223,472
Indonesia1381:958,32770,806
India101:76,706,538639,611
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Muñek (2) are calculated separately.

Munek (59) may also be a first name.

Munek Last Name Facts

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

Munek (Hindi: मुनेक, Oriya: ମୁେନକ) is found most in Thailand. It can also be rendered as a variant: Muñek. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Munek? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 513,430th most frequent surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 11,458,406 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Munek are found; 92 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 75 percent are found in Tai-Asia. Munek is also the 1,282,666th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 59 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Thailand, where it is borne by 475 people, or 1 in 148,712. In Thailand Munek is mostly concentrated in: Nong Bua Lamphu Province, where 55 percent live, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, where 39 percent live and Bangkok, where 3 percent live. Besides Thailand it exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 22 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.

Munek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Munek has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Munek surname increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muñek932/
Muneke9153/
Muhnek9122/
Mujnek911/
Munekh911/
Muneek911/
Muneck911/
Mounek911/
Mungek911/
Munneke83860/
Mouneke8361/
Mounekh831/
Mauneck831/
Munnekh831/
Muineik831/
Muineck830/
Munecke830/
Munik801,064/
Munec80398/
Monek80380/
Minek8075/
Muneg8010/
Munex804/
Munyk802/
Muník801/
Munnecke77168/
Munekova7711/
Mmouneke771/
Munnik733,415/
Munike73373/
Munick73104/
Mineck7394/
Minđek7391/
Munyok7348/
Mounik7343/
Mutnik7343/
Muniec7326/
Moniek7320/
Maunik7318/
Moenek735/
Moneek734/
Munexh734/
Moonek733/
Muneic732/
Mungik732/
Munajk731/
Mujnik731/
Miniek731/
Munnex731/
Muneeq731/
Mounex731/
Moneik730/
Maunick67704/
Munnick67326/
Munique67128/
Munkova6798/
Munniks6780/
Mooneak6753/
Mouneix6738/
Mounack6723/
Musnick6723/
Muenick676/
Munaikh674/
Moonegk674/
Muinike673/
Muníque671/
Muneque671/
Munkowa671/
Mounikh671/
Munigue671/
Mumnick671/
Mumnaik671/
Munikhe671/
Muehnik671/
Mounike671/
Munhike671/
Muniock670/
Meunegh670/
Monheck670/

Munek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Munek in the Hindi language
मुनेकmuneka-
Munek in the Oriya language
ମୁେନକmuenaka-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Munek
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis