Muntz Surname

138,994th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,218 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Muntz Surname Definition:

(Frisian) Monk [Frisian mûnts, a monk]

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Muntz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9941:181,77518,159
Australia3531:76,4758,947
France2101:316,29948,089
Netherlands1931:87,49814,492
Germany1391:579,17647,094
Canada971:379,85133,859
South Africa511:1,062,30863,943
New Zealand491:92,41512,718
England371:1,505,89364,828
Argentina251:1,709,73790,467
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England621:393,15123,809
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4771:105,28010,575

The alternate forms: Müntz (129) are calculated separately.

Muntz Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Frisian) Monk [Frisian mûnts, a monk]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(German) Descendant of Mundo, a pet form of names beginning with Munt (protection), as Mundhart and Munderich.

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

Geoffy and Ralph de Montibus, Waleran, Herbert, Matilda, Robert, Roger de Montibus, Normandy, 1180-1200 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Eight of the name occur in 1198.

The Norman People (1874)

User-submitted Reference

Comes from the old German, müntze or münze, and was developed as a surname like most European names do - families most known for handling money (or even coinage) came to be known as Müntz, Münz, Müntzer, Münzer.

- metajinx

Muntz Last Name Facts

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

Muntz (Arabic: مونتز) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Müntz. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muntz? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 138,994th most numerous last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,264,620 people. The surname Muntz occurs mostly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Muntz live; 65 percent live in North America and 65 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,994 people, or 1 in 181,775. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Ohio, where 9 percent reside, New York, where 7 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Barring The United States Muntz is found in 29 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 11 percent reside and France, where 7 percent reside.

Muntz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Muntz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Muntz surname rose 418 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 40 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Muntz Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Muntz surname is predominantly Catholic (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States Muntz are 6.72% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.49% being registered with the party.

The amount Muntz earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 62.35% more than the national average, earning R 385,812 per year; in United States they earn 0.5% less than the national average, earning $42,935 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.74% more than the national average, earning $54,023 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Müntz93129/
Mountz91973/
Mauntz9144/
Musntz911/
Munthz911/
Muntze910/
Mundtz910/
Munz8910,772/
Maunz80937/
Munts80394/
Muncz8038/
Mundz8012/
Munzh804/
Munnz804/
Mounz803/
Muinz802/
Munhz801/
Meunz801/
Mounts734,765/
Montcz732/
Moontz732/
Mumthz731/
Munths731/
Moundz731/
Maunnz731/
Mundst731/
Moumtz730/
Muntsh730/
Maunts730/
Monntz730/
Muntsch6757/
Munc6739/
Muñz6716/
Munč671/
Munzowa671/

Muntz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Muntz in the Arabic language
مونتزmwntz-

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