Munns Surname

81,154th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,990 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Munns Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French) Munn’s (Son): v. Munn.

Munns Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,4541:147,70115,238
England2,1921:25,4193,483
Australia8841:30,5384,078
New Zealand1481:30,5975,323
Canada1341:274,96725,811
Scotland351:152,9669,000
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Jersey221:4,509908
Wales151:206,30213,003
Singapore131:423,66918,211
France101:6,642,272293,169
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Monaco11:37,0664,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland201:221,49310,092
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0611:22,9743,210
Scotland81:467,90212,875
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2341:214,61018,363

Munns (27) may also be a first name.

Munns Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French) Munn’s (Son): v. Munn.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who resided in a monastic establishment, a monk.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Munns Last Name Facts

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

The surname Munns is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Munns? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 81,154th most commonly used surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,216,619 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Munns live; 43 percent live in North America and 43 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,036,353rd most widely held given name in the world It is held by 27 people.

The surname Munns is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 2,454 people, or 1 in 147,701. In The United States Munns is most numerous in: Nevada, where 14 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Utah, where 9 percent reside. Excluding The United States Munns occurs in 37 countries. It is also found in England, where 37 percent reside and Australia, where 15 percent reside.

Munns Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Munns has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Munns surname grew 1,049 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 207 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 438 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 95 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Munns Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Munns surname is principally Catholic (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Munns last name are 21.47% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.24% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Munns earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 38.3% more than the national average, earning 478,627 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 88.28% more than the national average, earning R 447,432 per year; in United States they earn 1.22% more than the national average, earning $43,676 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.62% less than the national average, earning $48,880 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muns891,945/
Munnsze830/
Munsh80200/
Munse80172/
Mouns8045/
Mauns8011/
Muins8010/
Munnz804/
Monns803/
Munsj801/
Munst801/
Muuns801/
Munss800/
Meuns800/
Mumns800/
Muhns800/
Munsch735,353/
Munshe731,877/
Mounse7368/
Musins7356/
Mucins7348/
Musens734/
Meunse732/
Mutins731/
Mounss731/
Maunnz731/
Muhnse731/
Munnch731/
Munsht731/
Mutens730/
Moonns730/
Maunse730/
Mons6712,639/
Munz6710,772/
Musense67221/
Munsche67165/
Müns67123/
Muggins6757/
Musinse6755/
Mums678/
Munx676/
Musynsh675/
Mutense674/
Muytens672/
Moutins671/
Munsova671/
Meunsch671/
Mautins671/
Mautens671/
Moutens671/
Muhtens670/
Mounsch670/
Muchins670/
Maunsch670/

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