Muñoz Surname

294th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,835,436 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Chile

Muñoz Surname Definition:

The son of Muno (hill) or of Nuño (ninth).

From the latin "mons" - mountain. Hence son of the man from the mountain.

Ancient patronymic in all of Spain and means son of Muño, Basque for "frigid" or "cold." Some researchers, however, connect name to latin cognomen "Menius" or "Muno," of unknown meaning.

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Muñoz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico444,5441:27940
Colombia370,9101:12913
Spain291,7351:16016
Chile282,9681:622
Argentina93,4161:45849
Peru79,9751:39757
Venezuela79,7951:37964
Guatemala30,1871:53392
Cuba23,2701:49587
Philippines22,2791:4,544363
Nicaragua22,1511:27251
Panama18,9941:20636
Costa Rica18,7161:25570
Dominican Republic16,3081:640117
Bolivia12,1271:875179
El Salvador11,2421:564111
Ecuador4,4291:3,591611
Paraguay3,6211:1,999298
Uruguay2,6351:1,302152
Puerto Rico2,1941:1,618187
United States1,1701:309,79428,417
Portugal3591:29,0201,851
Andorra2881:29139
England2851:195,50217,195
France2291:290,05644,463
Germany2031:396,57936,740
Brazil1591:1,346,37945,774
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Canada1191:309,62728,530
Netherlands1161:145,57922,016
Australia1111:243,20522,593
Switzerland941:87,3719,726
Belgium841:136,86519,611
Italy751:815,42364,079
Japan571:2,242,88229,184
Sweden401:246,16917,052
Equatorial Guinea361:31,546134
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Ireland291:162,3777,171
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Scotland241:223,07611,507
Qatar221:107,18211,536
China181:75,962,3094,162
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Finland101:549,67032,186
Gibraltar101:3,395741
Norway101:514,22941,629
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Honduras81:1,102,0554,829
South Korea81:6,405,0321,091
Armenia71:418,5978,462
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Luxembourg61:96,7576,198
Grenada51:21,7071,054
Hungary51:1,963,25561,562
India51:153,413,076951,030
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Malta41:107,5681,849
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Belize21:177,7373,502
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Macau21:300,8151,009
Mozambique21:13,630,7847,358
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Comoros11:749,524685
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1731:290,28123,212

The alternate forms: Munoz (189,233), Muñóz (91), Muńoz (26), Muňoz (17), Múñoz (16), Muñòz (3), Müñoz (2), Muņoz (1), Munõz (6), Mūnoz (1), Münoz (1), Munòz (1), Munóz (1), Mùnoz (1) & Múnoz (1) are calculated separately.

Muñoz (114) may also be a first name.

Muñoz Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The son of Muno (hill) or of Nuño (ninth).

From the latin "mons" - mountain. Hence son of the man from the mountain.

Ancient patronymic in all of Spain and means son of Muño, Basque for "frigid" or "cold." Some researchers, however, connect name to latin cognomen "Menius" or "Muno," of unknown meaning. Name of village near Oviedo. Found also with variant spelling Muñiz (see) in some areas. Often found in combination with toponyms or with other family names.

From the Basque and Iberian "muno, munatz," meaning hill or eminence.

According to some, Muñoz comes from Roman Lucio Murió; accord­ing to others, from royal house of Scotland; others feel it originated with Count Muñón Rodríguez who lived in 750.

See Muñiz.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

(Spanish) The son of Muno (hill), or of Nuno.

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

User-submitted Reference

The surname Muñoz is of Spanish origin, which means 'son of Nuno' or 'son of Muno'. It comes from the given name Muño, a diminutive form of the name Munuera or Ramón, and the suffix -ez or -oz, which means 'son of' in Spanish.

- michaelhashem

This surname is Spanish. It may be:

1 - From the name, "Muño", used in Castille during the Middle Ages

2 - From the Basque 'cold hill'

3 - From Roman statesman Lucio Munio, who inhabited the Iberian Peninsula

- marvelmr

This surname means 'world's son' or 'Muno's son'. It is a patronymic surname from kingdom of Valencia, Spain.

- micoronetti

Muñoz Last Name Facts

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

Muñoz (Arabic: مينوز, Georgian: მუნოზ) occurs in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Munoz, Muñóz, Muńoz, Muňoz, Múñoz, Muñòz, Müñoz, Muņoz, Munõz, Mūnoz, Münoz, Munòz, Munóz, Mùnoz or Múnoz. For other potential spellings of Muñoz click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muñoz? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 294th most common surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 3,970 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Muñoz reside; 51 percent reside in South America and 25 percent reside in Caribbean South America. Muñoz is also the 877,214th most common first name world-wide It is held by 114 people.

The surname Muñoz is most common in Mexico, where it is borne by 444,544 people, or 1 in 279. In Mexico Muñoz is primarily found in: México, where 10 percent are found, Jalisco, where 10 percent are found and Guanajuato, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Mexico this surname exists in 112 countries. It is also found in Colombia, where 20 percent are found and Spain, where 16 percent are found.

Muñoz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Muñoz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Muñoz last name increased 676 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 28,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Muñoz Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Muñoz earn in different countries varies marginally. In Peru they earn 1.05% less than the national average, earning S/. 19,181 per year and in Colombia they earn 0.16% less than the national average, earning $22,666,100 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Munoz93189,233/
Muñóz9391/
Muńoz9326/
Muňoz9317/
Múñoz9316/
Muñòz933/
Müñoz932/
Muņoz931/
Muiñoz9141/
Munñoz9119/
Muñozz9111/
Muñooz917/
Muñioz914/
Muññoz914/
Muñozs913/
Mmuñoz913/
Muñoiz912/
Muuñoz912/
Mujñoz912/
Muñhoz911/
Muñnoz911/
Munõz876/
Mūnoz871/
Münoz871/
Munòz871/
Munóz871/
Mùnoz871/
Múnoz871/
Muños8016,569/
Muñox801/
Munhoz7324,676/
Muiños732,656/
Munioz73127/
Mugnoz7352/
Munnoz7316/
Muíños738/
Munozz736/
Mmunoz736/
Muinoz734/
Mounoz733/
Munozs733/
Munyoz732/
Muñios732/
Munouz732/
Munjoz732/
Munįoz731/
Mumjoz731/
Muunoz731/
Maunoz731/
Munocz731/
Munozh731/
Munoiz731/
Monñoz731/
Munuoz731/
Munooz731/
Mungoz731/
Mougnoz6715/
Munhooz6715/
Munhoiz676/
D'Munoz672/
Munhioz672/
Munnhoz672/
Mungnoz671/
Maunhoz671/
Munhuoz671/

Muñoz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Muñoz in the Georgian language
მუნოზmunoz-
Muñoz in the Arabic language
مينوزmynwz-

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Muñoz Reference & Research

Munoz DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Munoz FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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