Munke Surname

303,787th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,248 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Munke Surname User-submission:

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

Munke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5731:80,5937,432
Germany3881:207,48823,611
India1601:4,794,159122,003
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Sweden351:281,33619,530
England101:5,571,806158,774
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

The alternate forms: Münke (99) are calculated separately.

Munke (713) may also be a first name.

Munke Surname Meaning

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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Munke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Munke (Hindi: मुनके, Marathi: मुंके, Russian: Мунке) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Münke. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Munke? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 303,787th most prevalent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 5,839,380 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 46 percent of Munke live; 46 percent live in East Africa and 46 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 309,270th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 713 people.

This surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 573 people, or 1 in 80,593. In Kenya Munke is most prevalent in: Narok County, where 73 percent reside, Kajiado County, where 26 percent reside and Bomet County, where 0 percent reside. Besides Kenya it exists in 16 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 31 percent reside and India, where 13 percent reside.

Munke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Munke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Munke surname increased 350 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Munke Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Munke last name are 42.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 88.89% being registered to vote for the political party.

Munke earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.29% less than the national average, earning $37,414 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Münke9399/
Munkeu91228/
Muncke91104/
Munkie9143/
Munkeh9142/
Munkøe9134/
Mungke9121/
Munkey9112/
Mounke915/
Munkee914/
Maunke911/
Munkei911/
Muhnke910/
Munk8910,539/
Mounkes83188/
Maunkee83123/
Muinkeu8369/
Munkesø8342/
Muncker8326/
Muingke8312/
Munkett834/
Maungke834/
Mounker832/
Mounkeu832/
Mounkey832/
Mungket832/
Munkech831/
Munkeed831/
Mungker831/
Mounkhe831/
Munkees830/
Munck803,666/
Munka802,172/
Munce801,201/
Monke80852/
Munki80637/
Munkh80242/
Mounk8033/
Munkø8024/
Munky802/
Munhk801/
Munkk801/
Mónke801/
Muynk801/
Munkp801/
Mungk801/
Munkehøj777/
Munnkeyd771/
Maungked771/
Mounce734,075/
Muncey731,984/
Monkhe73769/
Mounka73249/
Moenke73148/
Munkai73128/
Munkki73126/
Munkha73107/
Munche7379/
Monkie7368/
Monkei7364/
Munkoy7355/
Muynck7348/
Mungka7348/
Mounki7333/
Mungki7329/
Mongke7328/
Monkey7324/
Munkhi7319/
Mungue7319/
Moncke7317/
Mungky7315/
Monkee7315/
Munksø7312/
Maunka7310/
Muncks7310/
Mounks735/
Maunce735/
Muinck734/
Munkka734/
Mumker734/
Munkay734/
Munkui733/
Munkiy733/
Munkyi732/
Munkyo732/
Munkås732/
Munkij732/
Maunki731/
Maunky731/
Musink731/
Munqez731/
Mujnek731/
Monhke731/
Munque731/
Mmonke731/
Munkaa731/
Munkio731/
Munkoi731/
Mumcke731/
Mungkh731/
Meunks730/
Mutink730/
Maunck730/
Muschinke711/
Maungkead711/
Monk6734,917/
Mung6720,834/
Maungue676,184/
Mouncey67385/
Moehnke67293/
Münk67251/
Munková67229/
Mounkuy67195/
Munkova6798/
Moungue6790/
Mongkei6779/
Munc6739/
Munkaya6728/
Mungkoi6712/
Mounkai6710/
Muijnck678/
Monckey678/
Mungkay678/
Mungkui678/
Munx676/
Meunkid676/
Monckeh675/
Munkich674/
Moonkey674/
Munkhui674/
Munkhai674/
Monkeey673/
Mungkid673/
Munchee673/
Munchey672/
Meungue672/
Mounche672/
Mongkhe672/
Mhunkit672/
Mungkij672/
Mauncey671/
Moongke671/
Munkkaa671/
Muincey671/
Mongkey671/
Musenqe671/
Munkowa671/
Muchink671/
Mounkio671/
Mungkai671/
Munkhøj671/
'Monkhe671/
Maunque671/
Musenki671/
Munkaia671/
Mongkea671/
Meunkai671/
Muineck670/

Munke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Munke in the Marathi language
मुंकेmunke93.47
मुकणेmukane2.45
मूंकेmunke2.45
मुकेmuke0.82
Munke in the Hindi language
मुनकेmunake89.47
मून्केmunke5.26
मुन्केmunke5.26
Munke in the Russian language
Мункеmunke-

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