Muñez Surname

51,207th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,013 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Muñez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muñez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines9,6001:10,5461,012
Colombia1671:286,0725,649
Argentina891:480,26335,686
Mexico581:2,140,10719,397
Venezuela241:1,258,50317,711
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Peru231:1,381,91821,725
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Munez (1,669), Múñez (1), Münez (39) & Múnez (2) are calculated separately.

Muñez Last Name Facts

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

Muñez occurs in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Munez, Múñez, Münez or Múnez. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muñez? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 51,207th most commonly used last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 727,808 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Muñez are found; 96 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 96 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The last name is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is carried by 9,600 people, or 1 in 10,546. In The Philippines it is mostly found in: Central Visayas, where 27 percent reside, Davao Region, where 12 percent reside and Eastern Visayas, where 11 percent reside. Besides The Philippines this surname exists in 21 countries. It is also found in Colombia, where 2 percent reside and Argentina, where 1 percent reside.

Muñez Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Muñez earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 53.37% less than the national average, earning S/. 9,040 per year and in Colombia they earn 0.79% more than the national average, earning $22,881,000 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Munez931,669/
Múñez931/
Muñeza9164/
Muñoez9132/
Munñez912/
Mu Ñez911/
Muñz8916/
Münez8739/
Múnez872/
Muñoz801,835,436/
Muñiz8096,969/
Mañez803,632/
Meñez801,425/
Muenz80478/
Muñuz8097/
Muñóz8091/
Moñez8085/
Miñez8084/
Muñíz8080/
Muñes8061/
Máñez8043/
Muñòz803/
Muñzo801/
Muñìz801/
Muneza7310,268/
Muenze733,315/
Miñeza73362/
Meñeza73296/
Munezi73228/
Moñeza73179/
Muenza73179/
Menuez73173/
Muñozo73105/
Muenzi7384/
Muneez7380/
Minuez7364/
Maunez7357/
Muiñoz7341/
Mounez7336/
Muniez7327/
Munñoz7319/
Muñoza7319/
Muñozz7311/
Meañez7311/
Muñooz737/
Munoez736/
Manuez735/
Muñioz734/
Muññoz734/
Mioñez734/
Meoñez733/
Muñiza733/
Mmuñoz733/
Muenoz732/
Mujñoz732/
Munhez732/
Munezo732/
Muñoiz732/
Muuñoz732/
Muneze732/
Muñesa732/
Monuez731/
Muunez731/
Mauñes731/
Mañezo731/
Maññez731/
Muenaz731/
Muenez731/
Muenzo731/
Mueñoz731/
Meñezo731/
Meóñez731/
Muneiz731/
Muññiz731/
Muñhoz731/
Muñnoz731/
Muiñiz731/
Miuñoz731/
Muño Z731/
Menz6712,066/
Munz6710,772/
Muyenzi673,309/
Mouenzi67463/
Muneeza67325/
Menueza67268/
Munyeza67233/
Munieza67137/
Minueza6796/
Muyenze6753/
Muñoz Y6743/
Meuniez6722/
Muyenza6717/
Munyezi6714/
Munhoez6714/
Mouenzo679/
Mnez673/
Munhezi672/
Meñeoza672/
Meñueza672/
Mouenze672/
Muniuez671/
Maounez671/
Manueza671/
Mañeozo671/
Mañez A671/
Mouenza671/
Mueenaz671/
Meñieza671/
Muneeze671/
Munyeez671/
Muñiz Y671/
Mnuz671/
Minuezo671/
Mouneus501/

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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 Muñez
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