Munks Surname

599,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 519 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Munks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Munks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2101:1,725,995114,113
England1891:294,80522,579
South Africa581:934,09859,404
Australia421:642,75544,739
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1861:131,05012,125
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

The alternate forms: Münks (162) are calculated separately.

Munks Last Name Facts

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

Munks (Russian: Мункс) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Münks. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Munks? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 599,225th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,041,514 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 39 percent of Munks reside; 39 percent reside in Northern Europe and 39 percent reside in British Isles.

Munks is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 210 people, or 1 in 1,725,995. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 14 percent are found, New York, where 9 percent are found and Oregon, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Munks is found in 10 countries. It is also found in England, where 36 percent are found and South Africa, where 11 percent are found.

Munks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Munks has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Munks last name grew 438 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 102 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Munks Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Munks surname are 4.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.52% registered with the party.

The amount Munks earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 96.65% more than the national average, earning R 467,304 per year and in United States they earn 5.37% less than the national average, earning $40,832 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Münks93162/
Munksø9112/
Muncks9110/
Mounks915/
Munkås912/
Meunks910/
Monks8012,076/
Muncs8027/
Mungs802/
Mumks800/
Mungse73262/
Moncks73133/
Munchs73120/
Müncks7310/
Moenks735/
Moungs732/
Moonks730/
Mungshe678/
Munx676/
Moencks672/
Muggings620/
Mongs60232/
Moncs605/
Monkz601/
Mumxs600/
Munxdh552/
Mungch551/
Monqush502/

Munks Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Munks in the Russian language
Мунксmunks-

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Munks Reference & Research

Monk FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Munks
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis