Munsen Surname

651,048th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 464 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wallis and Futuna

Munsen Surname Definition:

(Swedish, English, Norwegian) The son of Mans, a pet form of Magnus (great); the son of Mun, a pet form of Edmund (rich, protector).

Munsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3751:966,55771,847
Thailand731:967,649148,690
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1281:392,33329,245

Munsen (11) may also be a first name.

Munsen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Swedish, English, Norwegian) The son of Mans, a pet form of Magnus (great); the son of Mun, a pet form of Edmund (rich, protector).

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

Munsen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Munsen (Russian: Мунсен) is found most frequently in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Munsen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 651,048th most widely held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 15,705,918 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Munsen live; 80 percent live in North America and 80 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 11 people.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 375 people, or 1 in 966,557. In The United States it is mostly found in: Minnesota, where 12 percent live, Washington, where 9 percent live and Iowa, where 9 percent live. Outside of The United States it occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 16 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Munsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Munsen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Munsen surname expanded 293 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Munsen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Munsen are 27.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 74.07% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Munsen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.76% more than the national average, earning $45,202 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.51% less than the national average, earning $48,932 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Munsaen9263/
Munseng9212/
Meunsen923/
Munshen921/
Munssen920/
Munsn910/
Maunseng861/
Meunsaen861/
Munson8326,906/
Munsan836,127/
Monsen835,001/
Munsin831,509/
Mungen83173/
Munzen8318/
Mumsen8312/
Munjen833/
Muncen831/
Munsem830/
Munchen77720/
Munsing77561/
Munsang77481/
Munsong77236/
Monssen77219/
Mounsin77140/
Munshin7718/
Meunsan7717/
Munjeen7717/
Mounsan7710/
Mumssen777/
Munsson773/
Moungen773/
Munzeng773/
Maunsin773/
Moonsen773/
Mounson772/
Munshan772/
Munshyn772/
Munngen772/
Mounzen771/
Monsien771/
Mounjen771/
Minhsen771/
Monseen771/
Mungeng771/
Munjeng771/
Munsone771/
Meunsin771/
Hmunsin771/
Muinson770/
Munsion770/
Maunson770/
Monnsen770/
Munshon770/
Munzson770/
Munnson770/
Munchausen7544/
Munshausen759/
Monsn732/
Munsingh7190/
Moenssen7145/
Munchhausen7120/
Munsiong717/
Meunchen715/
Muncheen715/
Munchenk712/
Munshina712/
Muncheng712/
Maunsang712/
Meunsang712/
Minhsien711/
Mounchen711/
Musenzon711/
Munjenne711/
Hmunsang711/
Mounsane711/
Mounsoun711/
Moundjen711/
Münschen711/
Maungeng711/
Mutingen711/
Mheunsan711/
Mhuensan711/
Moungend710/
Monson6717,922/
Monzen672,673/
Mungin672,520/
Munzon672,126/
Monsin671,246/
Monsan671,061/
Muncan67450/
Munjin67194/
Munjan67116/
Munsom6791/
Monsén6772/
Müngen6763/
Munjem6729/
Monßen6725/
Mungem6724/
Munschina6723/
Munzem6721/
Muchinson679/
Munzón678/
Mugginson676/
Muncin676/
Monsón676/
Munsim675/
Munnjn674/
Monschien673/
Muncon673/
Moncen673/
Mounsoune673/
Mautinson672/
Munsonová672/
Munzin672/
Munsam672/
Munzan672/
Munxon671/
Monseń671/
Monsèn671/
Mumßen671/
Munjon671/

Munsen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Munsen in the Russian language
Мунсенmunsen-

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