Munger Surname
Approximately 9,944 people bear this surname
Munger Surname Definition:
(English) One who sold things, a merchant.
Munger Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7,576 | 1:47,843 | 5,798 |
| Canada | 1,895 | 1:19,444 | 2,711 |
| South Africa | 123 | 1:440,469 | 37,524 |
| India | 59 | 1:13,001,108 | 227,026 |
| England | 59 | 1:944,374 | 47,923 |
| Argentina | 46 | 1:929,205 | 59,251 |
| France | 44 | 1:1,509,607 | 143,950 |
| Turkey | 22 | 1:3,537,337 | 93,247 |
| Switzerland | 20 | 1:410,646 | 30,429 |
| Croatia | 18 | 1:234,922 | 26,068 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Georgia | 6 | 1:624,258 | 19,750 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 80 | 1:304,692 | 20,471 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,408 | 1:20,855 | 2,635 |
The alternate forms: Münger (1,517) are calculated separately.
Munger (71) may also be a first name.
Munger Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) One who sold things, a merchant.
Anglo-Saxon mancgere, originally a merchant of the highest class. AElfrie's mancgere is represented as trading in purple and silk, precious gems, gold, wine, oil, &c. Wright's Vocab. p. 8. The word has undergone great degradation in ' costermonger,' 'newsmonger,' &c. It stands alone as a surname, as well as in composition in Cheesemonger, Fellmonger, Woodmonger, Icemonger, Iremonger, and Ironmonger.
Anciently an extensive merchant, now used to denote those who traffic in a single article.
Munger Demographics
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Munger Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Munger Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Munger (Georgian: მუნგერ, Hindi: मुंगेर, Marathi: मुंगेर, Oriya: ମୁେର, Russian: Мунгер) is found most in The United States. It can occur as: Münger. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Munger? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 51,542nd most commonly held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 732,859 people. The surname Munger is predominantly found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Munger reside; 91 percent reside in North America and 73 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,152,838th most widespread forename throughout the world, borne by 71 people.
The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 7,576 people, or 1 in 47,843. In The United States Munger is primarily concentrated in: California, where 11 percent are found, New York, where 8 percent are found and Michigan, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 43 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 19 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.
Munger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Munger has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Munger last name grew 315 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 26 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Munger Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Munger last name are 15.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.38% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Munger earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 104.67% more than the national average, earning R 486,372 per year; in United States they earn 1.24% more than the national average, earning $43,684 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.68% less than the national average, earning $41,891 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Munger Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Munger in the Georgian language | ||
| მუნგერ | munger | - |
| Munger in the Hindi language | ||
| मुंगेर | mungera | - |
| Munger in the Oriya language | ||
| ମୁେର | muera | - |
| Munger in the Marathi language | ||
| मुंगेर | mungera | - |
| Munger in the Russian language | ||
| Мунгер | munger | - |
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Footnotes
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