Munks Surname
Approximately 519 people bear this surname
Munks Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 210 | 1:1,725,995 | 114,113 |
| England | 189 | 1:294,805 | 22,579 |
| South Africa | 58 | 1:934,098 | 59,404 |
| Australia | 42 | 1:642,755 | 44,739 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 186 | 1:131,050 | 12,125 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 48 | 1:1,046,223 | 61,047 |
The alternate forms: Münks (162) are calculated separately.
Munks Demographics
Munks Political Affiliation
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Munks Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Munks Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Munks (Russian: Мункс) is found most frequently in The United States. It may appear as a variant: Münks. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Munks? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 599,225th most frequently held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,041,514 people. Munks is predominantly found in Europe, where 39 percent of Munks reside; 39 percent reside in Northern Europe and 39 percent reside in British Isles.
The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 210 people, or 1 in 1,725,995. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 14 percent live, New York, where 9 percent live and Oregon, where 7 percent live. Beside The United States this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also found in England, where 36 percent live and South Africa, where 11 percent live.
Munks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Munks has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Munks last name rose 438 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 102 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Munks Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Munks surname are 4.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.52% being registered with the political 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Münks | 93 | 162 | / |
| Munksø | 91 | 12 | / |
| Muncks | 91 | 10 | / |
| Mounks | 91 | 5 | / |
| Munkås | 91 | 2 | / |
| Meunks | 91 | 0 | / |
| Monks | 80 | 12,076 | / |
| Muncs | 80 | 27 | / |
| Mungs | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mumks | 80 | 0 | / |
| Mungse | 73 | 262 | / |
| Moncks | 73 | 133 | / |
| Munchs | 73 | 120 | / |
| Müncks | 73 | 10 | / |
| Moenks | 73 | 5 | / |
| Moungs | 73 | 2 | / |
| Moonks | 73 | 0 | / |
| Mungshe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Munx | 67 | 6 | / |
| Moencks | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muggings | 62 | 0 | / |
| Mongs | 60 | 232 | / |
| Moncs | 60 | 5 | / |
| Monkz | 60 | 1 | / |
| Mumxs | 60 | 0 | / |
| Munxdh | 55 | 2 | / |
| Mungch | 55 | 1 | / |
| Monqush | 50 | 2 | / |
Munks Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Munks in the Russian language | ||
| Мункс | munks | - |
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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 FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis