Muñoa Surname

251,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,576 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Muñoa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muñoa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru7911:40,1823,733
Spain4871:96,0007,946
Argentina2511:170,29214,303
Mexico191:6,532,95832,927
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
England41:13,929,515290,718
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Munoa (179) are calculated separately.

Muñoa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Muñoa occurs in Peru more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Munoa. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muñoa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 251,389th most numerous surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 4,624,077 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Muñoa live; 67 percent live in South America and 50 percent live in Andean South America.

It is most numerous in Peru, where it is borne by 791 people, or 1 in 40,182. In Peru it is most numerous in: Lima Province, where 37 percent reside, Ayacucho Region, where 27 percent reside and Ica Region, where 19 percent reside. Excluding Peru this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 31 percent reside and Argentina, where 16 percent reside.

Muñoa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Muñoa has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Muñoa Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Muñoa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 6.35% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,155 per year and in Colombia they earn 183.29% more than the national average, earning $64,314,500 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Munoa93179/
Muña89229/
Muño89182/
Muiño803,153/
Muiña801,080/
Muñio80377/
Mauño80102/
Mauña8022/
Muíño809/
Muíña803/
Miñoa802/
Muyño801/
Mutño801/
Muñ757/
Muiños732,656/
Muiñoz7341/
Mungoa7321/
Munñoz7319/
Munoha7318/
Muñozz7311/
Muiñas739/
Muíños738/
Muñooz737/
Monuoa736/
Muññoz734/
Muñozs733/
Mmuñoz733/
Muñoiz732/
Muuñoz732/
Munoya732/
Mujñoz732/
Munoat732/
Mauñio732/
Munjoa731/
Munoah731/
Munoja731/
Munooa731/
Muñhoz731/
Muñnoz731/
Munhoa731/
Muna6774,547/
Mona6754,302/
Muno672,349/
Munyowa67691/
Mungoya67401/
Munouya67135/
Muunoja6735/
Munoyat6734/
Mounoua6724/
Muñy6713/
Muñi679/
Munyoia674/
Mungoja674/
Munjova672/
Munoait671/
Munaova671/
Munhowa671/
Munnooa671/
Monuoha671/
Mutnoya671/
Munyaoa671/
Mungoay671/
Munoaid671/

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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 Muñoa
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