Muños Surname

32,168th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,569 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Muños Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muños Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia7,3031:6,542861
Mexico6,0021:20,6811,573
Argentina6191:69,0525,879
Nicaragua4881:12,338793
Peru4521:70,3195,204
Venezuela3411:88,5753,422
Ecuador2671:59,5725,064
Guatemala2211:72,7722,599
Bolivia1951:54,4432,847
Cuba1621:71,1282,525
Philippines1481:684,04270,291
El Salvador1171:54,2211,312
Dominican Republic1081:96,6014,209
Paraguay461:157,3213,198
Chile241:734,02016,565
Spain241:1,948,00252,403
Panama201:195,6135,661
Puerto Rico101:355,0142,904
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Honduras31:2,938,8147,190
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
France21:33,211,361423,184
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Comoros11:749,524685
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1801:278,99322,538

The alternate forms: Munos (2,846), Múños (1), Muñós (1) & Munõs (1) are calculated separately.

Muños Last Name Facts

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

Muños (Marathi: मुनोस) is found most frequently in Colombia. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Munos, Múños, Muñós or Munõs. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muños? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 32,168th most numerous family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 439,830 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Muños reside; 56 percent reside in South America and 46 percent reside in Caribbean South America.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Colombia, where it is carried by 7,303 people, or 1 in 6,542. In Colombia Muños is primarily found in: Capital District, where 14 percent are found, Valle del Cauca Department, where 9 percent are found and Antioquia Department, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Colombia this last name exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 36 percent are found and Argentina, where 4 percent are found.

Muños Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Muños has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Muños surname fell 97 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Muños Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Muños earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 46.07% less than the national average, earning S/. 10,454 per year and in Colombia they earn 4.11% more than the national average, earning $23,634,600 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Munos932,846/
Múños931/
Muñós931/
Muiños912,656/
Muíños918/
Muñozs913/
Muñios912/
Munõs871/
Muñoz801,835,436/
Muñox801/
Munhos731,779/
Munyos73442/
Muinos73333/
Mugnos73225/
Munios7368/
Muiñoz7341/
Munñoz7319/
Mounos7313/
Muñozz7311/
Muiñas739/
Muñooz737/
Munosh736/
Maunos736/
Muññoz734/
Muñioz734/
Munoos733/
Munozs733/
Mmuñoz733/
Munots732/
Muñoiz732/
Muuñoz732/
Mujñoz732/
Munjos731/
Munohs731/
Muñnoz731/
Muñhoz731/
Musnos731/
Munnos731/
Munose731/
Munous730/
Moungos6790/
Munhois6754/
Muinhos6751/
Mounous6732/
Munujos6717/
Muinios677/
Mougnos677/
Munyose673/
Mounios673/
Muneyos671/
Munyoss671/
Munoosh671/
Muniose670/

Muños Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Muños in the Marathi language
मुनोसmunosa-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Muños
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