Munsch Surname

89,625th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,353 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Munsch Surname User-submission:

Munsch is a German surname, which originates in the Rhineland region. It is derived from the word Münk, meaning 'monk'. Munsch was probably first used as a surname by a former member of a monastery, who passed the name down to his descendants.

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Munsch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2,4311:27,3233,295
United States1,5411:235,21022,579
Germany1,1331:71,0559,037
Argentina611:700,71248,077
Switzerland461:178,54216,145
Canada411:898,67368,969
Uruguay271:127,10211,684
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
England171:3,277,533109,658
Austria101:851,54467,454
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1021:492,34034,768

The alternate forms: Münsch (369) are calculated separately.

Munsch Surname Meaning

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Munsch is a German surname, which originates in the Rhineland region. It is derived from the word Münk, meaning 'monk'. Munsch was probably first used as a surname by a former member of a monastery, who passed the name down to his descendants.

- amaniguzel

Munsch Last Name Facts

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

Munsch is found most in France. It may also appear as: Münsch. Click here for further potential spellings of Munsch.

How Common Is The Last Name Munsch? popularity and diffusion

Munsch is the 89,625th most frequent family name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,361,395 people. The surname Munsch occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Munsch live; 68 percent live in Western Europe and 46 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

This last name is most widespread in France, where it is carried by 2,431 people, or 1 in 27,323. In France Munsch is most prevalent in: Grand Est, where 67 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 10 percent are found and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 6 percent are found. Aside from France this last name occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Germany, where 21 percent are found.

Munsch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Munsch has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Munsch surname grew 1,511 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 567 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Munsch Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Munsch surname are 21.27% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.04% registered with the political party.

The amount Munsch earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 13.59% more than the national average, earning $49,012 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.42% more than the national average, earning $60,823 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Münsch94369/
Munsche92165/
Meunsch921/
Mounsch920/
Maunsch920/
Munch9110,903/
Munsh91200/
Munshe831,877/
Munche8379/
Muinch8330/
Mounch8319/
Meunch839/
Munshc832/
Munnch831/
Munsht831/
Maunch830/
Muns801,945/
Musynsh775/
Mounche772/
Moensch770/
Münch7329,646/
Munns735,990/
Munce731,201/
Monsh73552/
Munse73172/
Mouns7345/
Mauns7311/
Muins7310/
Munzh734/
Mumch731/
Munst731/
Munsj731/
Muuns731/
Munss730/
Mumns730/
Meuns730/
Muhns730/
Muhsinsh711/
Mounce674,075/
Mumche67141/
Mounse6768/
Musins6756/
Mucins6748/
Münnch6713/
Maunce675/
Musens674/
Meunse672/
Muhnse671/
Mutins671/
Mounss671/
Munzhe671/
Maunse670/
Mutens670/

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