Munkes Surname

1,173,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 203 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Munkes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Munkes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1781:452,27840,070
India91:85,229,487684,495
United States81:45,307,367917,113
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Munkes (337) may also be a first name.

Munkes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Munkes (Hindi: मुंकेश) is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Munkes.

How Common Is The Last Name Munkes? popularity and diffusion

The last name Munkes is the 1,173,425th most frequent family name internationally, held by around 1 in 35,899,241 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Munkes are found; 88 percent are found in Western Europe and 88 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Munkes is also the 476,238th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 337 people.

It is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 178 people, or 1 in 452,278. In Germany Munkes is mostly found in: Saarland, where 51 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 21 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Germany it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in India, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Munkes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Munkes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Munkes last name increased 133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Munkes Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Munkes earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 106.1% more than the national average, earning R 489,780 per year and in United States they earn 9.5% less than the national average, earning $39,050 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mounkes92188/
Munkesø9242/
Munkesh924/
Mungkes922/
Munkese921/
Munkies920/
Munkees920/
Monkes8370/
Munces831/
Munkis831/
Munches7740/
Monckes777/
Monkees771/
Munkech771/
Mounches712/
Mucinkis711/
Musenkis711/
Muncis6727/
Monkez672/
Monkis671/
Munqez671/
Munchez6219/
Munkich624/
Monkisz622/
Munquist571/
Maunquist530/

Munkes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Munkes in the Hindi language
मुंकेशmunkesa-

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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 Munkes
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