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
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
| 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
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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