Munsel Surname

1,380,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bhutan

Munsel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Munsel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States941:3,855,946211,262
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States861:583,93839,464

The alternate forms: Münsel (4) are calculated separately.

Munsel (16) may also be a first name.

Munsel Last Name Facts

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

Munsel (Tibetan: མུན་གསལ།) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Münsel. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Munsel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Munsel is the 1,380,086th most widespread surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 45,833,622 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Munsel are found; 59 percent are found in North America and 59 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Munsel is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 16 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 94 people, or 1 in 3,855,946. In The United States Munsel is primarily found in: Michigan, where 20 percent reside, California, where 19 percent reside and Missouri, where 15 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 13 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 10 percent reside.

Munsel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Munsel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Munsel surname grew 109 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Munsel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Munsel last name are 12.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.82% registered with the political party.

Munsel earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.36% less than the national average, earning $38,680 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Münsel944/
Munsell922,602/
Mounsel9251/
Munshel920/
Maunsel920/
Munsl913/
Maunsell861,159/
Munshell861/
Mounsell861/
Munschel860/
Munscell860/
Munzel83908/
Monsel83213/
Munsil83123/
Mungel8379/
Muncel8311/
Munjel833/
Munsll831/
Monsell77472/
Munchel77386/
Munzell7751/
Munsilp7748/
Munsill7741/
Meunzel7733/
Muncell7722/
Monsiel7718/
Moungel771/
Mungell771/
Mujnzel770/
Mumsell770/
Mundziel71104/
Munchell716/
Moundjel713/
Münschel711/
Moonsell711/
Munsilph711/
Mauncell710/
Münzel671,180/
Monzel67933/
Moncel67784/
Muncil6797/
Munjil6738/
Monsil6734/
Munzil6729/
Mungil6721/
Munžil673/
Maunzl672/

Munsel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Munsel in the Tibetan language
མུན་གསལ།münsal-

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Munsel Reference & Research

Munsell/Munsil 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 Munsel
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