Munken Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Munken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Munken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727

Munken Last Name Facts

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

Munken is found most in The DR Congo. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Munken? popularity and diffusion

The surname Munken is the 3,665,662nd most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. Munken occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Munken reside; 93 percent reside in Central Africa and 93 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most common in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Besides The DR Congo it exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 7 percent reside.

Munken Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Munken last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Munkaen92376/
Mungken9241/
Munkien9234/
Muncken924/
Munkuen922/
Mounkeng862/
Meunkeun861/
Monken83575/
Munkin83198/
Munkem8338/
Munkyn834/
Muncen831/
Moungkaen801/
Munkina771,072/
Munchen77720/
Mungkin7776/
Monkehn7724/
Moncken7723/
Mongken779/
Munkyna773/
Mumgken771/
Meunkem771/
Mounkin771/
Mounkengue751/
Monkienė7118/
Meunchen715/
Muncheen715/
Musinkin712/
Moongken711/
Mounchen711/
Mounking711/
Moungkem711/
Monkin67185/
Monkyn678/
Muncin676/
Moungking671/
Mumkem671/
Munkinova671/

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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 Munken
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