Muñíz Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Puerto Rico
Highest density in:
Puerto Rico

Muñíz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muñíz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Puerto Rico581:61,2091,259
Mexico141:8,866,15837,743
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

The alternate forms: Muñiz (96,969), Muníz (3), Muñìz (1), Muniz (186,387), Muńiz (2) & Múniz (1) are calculated separately.

Muñíz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Muñíz is more commonly found in Puerto Rico than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Muñiz, Muníz, Muñìz, Muniz, Muńiz or Múniz. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Muñíz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,106,139th most widespread surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 91,094,324 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Muñíz reside; 73 percent reside in Caribbean and 73 percent reside in Hispano-Caribbean.

It is most frequently held in Puerto Rico, where it is carried by 58 people, or 1 in 61,209. In Puerto Rico it is most frequent in: Bayamón, where 71 percent reside, Naguabo, where 16 percent reside and Humacao, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Puerto Rico Muñíz is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 18 percent reside and Spain, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muñiz9396,969/
Muníz933/
Muñìz931/
Muñz8916/
Muniz87186,387/
Muńiz872/
Múniz801/
Muñís801/
Muñ757/
Muñioz734/
Munñez732/
Muñoiz732/
Muññiz731/
Muiñiz731/
Muñy6713/
Muñi679/

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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 Muñíz
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