Muníz Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Muníz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muníz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

The alternate forms: Muniz (186,387), Muñíz (80), Muñiz (96,969), Muńiz (2), Muñìz (1) & Múniz (1) are calculated separately.

Muníz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Muníz is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Muniz, Muñíz, Muñiz, Muńiz, Muñìz or Múniz. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muníz? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most commonly used surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Muníz reside; 100 percent reside in South America and 67 percent reside in Luso-South America.

The surname Muníz is most frequent in Brazil, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 107,037,166. In Brazil it is primarily concentrated in: Pernambuco, where 50 percent reside and São Paulo, where 50 percent reside. Excluding Brazil this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Uruguay, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muniz93186,387/
Muñíz9380/
Muñiz8796,969/
Muńiz872/
Muñìz871/
Múniz871/
Munez801,669/
Munyz806/
Moníz803/
Munjz801/
Munhz801/
Munitz73455/
Munioz73127/
Muneez7380/
Maunez7357/
Munaiz7343/
Mounez7336/
Muniez7327/
Munetz7322/
Muiniz7313/
Munniz7310/
Munizt738/
Munñez732/
Mungiz732/
Mouniz732/
Munhiz732/
Munhez732/
Munyoz732/
Munysz731/
Munizz731/
Muenez731/
Mauniz731/
Muneiz731/
Municz731/
Munáiz731/
Munuiz731/
Mmuniz731/
Muunez731/
Meuniz731/
Munoiz731/
Muna6774,547/
Muni6764,626/
Mune674,160/
Munj671,484/
Muny67810/
Munh6794/
Meuniez6722/
Muñz6716/
Mounitz677/
Muné677/
Munhoiz676/
Meunitz675/
Munhioz672/
D'Muniz671/
Musnitz671/
Maunitz671/
Moní671/

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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
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  • 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 Muníz
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