Munk Surname

48,859th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,539 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Greenland

Munk Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an official title, 'the monk,' a recluse. Anglo-Saxon munec.

William le Monek, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Peter le Monek, temp. 1300. Writs of Parliament.

John le Monek. Calendarium Rotulorum Originalium.

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Munk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark3,6751:1,53699
Germany2,7081:29,7293,913
United States2,6371:137,45114,365
Canada1931:190,91018,807
Netherlands1811:93,29915,307
Sweden1631:60,4104,630
Austria1591:53,5568,440
Australia1521:177,60318,018
England921:605,63136,119
Brazil841:2,548,50477,255
Argentina461:929,20559,251
Greenland391:1,446212
Croatia381:111,27917,038
Slovakia371:144,22826,002
Italy341:1,798,72686,050
Poland321:1,187,77377,523
Russia281:5,147,252226,919
Switzerland281:293,31823,433
Norway281:183,65321,594
Estonia271:48,9569,235
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Czechia201:531,67354,411
Hungary201:490,81431,291
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
France151:4,428,181244,602
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Dominica11:75,891912
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Macau11:601,6301,582
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England741:329,39721,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3261:154,04514,218

The alternate forms: Münk (251) are calculated separately.

Munk (103) may also be a first name.

Munk Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an official title, 'the monk,' a recluse. Anglo-Saxon munec.

William le Monek, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Peter le Monek, temp. 1300. Writs of Parliament.

John le Monek. Calendarium Rotulorum Originalium.

Johannes Mounke et Agnes uxor ejus, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Willelmus Mounke et Alicia uxor ejus, 1379: ibid.

Agnes Moncke, 1379: ibid.

Johannes Moncke, 1379: ibid.

1638. Married — William Worslye and Agnes Monke: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the monk'; v. Monk. This variant has always been rare as a surname. AS. munte.

Beatrix le Munk, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Peter le Munk. Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

1682. Married — Robert Harrison and Mary Munke: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

There are a number of Gaelic speaking families of this name in Benbecula and North Uist, and it would be interesting to know how long they have been settled in the Outer Isles (Celt. Mon.). The name is an Anglicizing of Macmanachan, which see. Domhnall of Ile had a son, a monk, and it was in his time that Baile-an-Mhanuidh in Uist was given to the Church, i.e. In 1440 (M'Vurich, Rel. Celt., II, p. 211). John Monachus rendered homage at Berwick, 1291 (RR.), John Mounk was admitted burgess of Aberdeen, 1486 (NSCM., I, p. 32), and Annas Munk or Munke in Dysart was suspect of witchcraft, 1626 (RPC,, 2. ser. I, p. 425).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Anglo-Latin) Monk [Old English munuc, Latin monach-us]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who resided in a monastic establishment.

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

A sobriquet of great antiquity.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Greek, μόυος; Welsh, mon, sole, separate, alone; Gaelic, moanach. A man who retires from the ordinary concerns of the world, and devotes himself to religion.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from munk. In Eastern Europe, this an Askhenazi Jewish czechization of Shlomi (i.e., 'diminutive of Solomon', in Hebrew Shlomo).

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Munk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Munk (Arabic: مانك, Hindi: मुनक, Marathi: मुंक, Russian: Мунк) is more commonly found in Denmark than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Münk. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Munk? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 48,859th most commonly used last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 691,484 people. The surname Munk occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Munk are found; 38 percent are found in Northern Europe and 37 percent are found in Scandinavia. Munk is also the 930,172nd most frequent first name at a global level, held by 103 people.

The surname Munk is most commonly used in Denmark, where it is borne by 3,675 people, or 1 in 1,536. In Denmark it is most common in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 30 percent are found, Central Denmark Region, where 27 percent are found and Region of Southern Denmark, where 16 percent are found. Not including Denmark this last name is found in 61 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 26 percent are found and The United States, where 25 percent are found.

Munk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Munk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Munk last name expanded 809 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 124 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Munk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Munk surname are 37.37% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 90.6% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Munk earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 32.11% more than the national average, earning 457,205 kr per year; in United States they earn 9.04% more than the national average, earning $47,050 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.44% more than the national average, earning $60,334 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Münk92251/
Munck893,666/
Munke891,248/
Munkh89242/
Mounk8933/
Munkø8924/
Munkp891/
Muynk891/
Munkk891/
Munhk891/
Mungk891/
Muncke80104/
Muynck8048/
Munkøe8034/
Mungke8021/
Munksø8012/
Muncks8010/
Mounks805/
Mounke805/
Muinck804/
Munkås802/
Mungkh801/
Maunke801/
Mujnek801/
Musink801/
Meunks800/
Maunck800/
Muhnke800/
Mutink800/
Monk7534,917/
Mung7520,834/
Munc7539/
Munx756/
Munková73229/
Munkova7398/
Muingke7312/
Muijnck738/
Maungke734/
Mounkhe731/
Muchink731/
Munkowa731/
Muineck730/
Maung6719,729,446/
Moung67822/
Muing67498/
Hmung6792/
Moenk6783/
Münck6759/
Mongk6739/
Monkh6728/
Muncs6727/
Muung6726/
Meung6724/
Mungc676/
Mujng674/
Moonk672/
Mungs672/
Muchinck672/
Mungp671/
Munng671/
Mounc671/
Mumng671/
Mungh671/
Mọung671/
Muimk671/
Mumks670/
Mumck670/

Munk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Munk in the Marathi language
मुंकmunka-
Munk in the Hindi language
मुनकmunaka50
मुनक्munak12.5
मुंकाअmunka'a12.5
मूंकmunka12.5
मुन्कmunka12.5
Munk in the Russian language
Мункmunk-
Munk in the Arabic language
مانكmank-

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