Muńoz Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Estonia

Muńoz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muńoz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Muñoz (1,835,436), Munoz (189,233), Muňoz (17), Muņoz (1), Muñóz (91), Múñoz (16), Munõz (6), Muñòz (3), Müñoz (2), Münoz (1), Munòz (1), Munóz (1), Mūnoz (1), Mùnoz (1) & Múnoz (1) are calculated separately.

Muńoz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Muńoz occurs more in Chile more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Muñoz, Munoz, Muňoz, Muņoz, Muñóz, Múñoz, Munõz, Muñòz, Müñoz, Münoz, Munòz, Munóz, Mūnoz, Mùnoz or Múnoz. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muńoz? popularity and diffusion

The surname Muńoz is the 3,882,373rd most commonly held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Muńoz reside; 46 percent reside in South America and 38 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America.

This last name is most commonly used in Chile, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 1,957,386. Besides Chile Muńoz exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 23 percent live and Spain, where 19 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muñoz931,835,436/
Munoz93189,233/
Muňoz9317/
Muņoz931/
Muñóz8791/
Múñoz8716/
Munõz876/
Muñòz873/
Müñoz872/
Münoz871/
Munòz871/
Munóz871/
Mūnoz871/
Mùnoz871/
Múnoz871/
Munhoz7324,676/
Munioz73127/
Mugnoz7352/
Muiñoz7341/
Muñoez7332/
Munñoz7319/
Munnoz7316/
Muñozz7311/
Muñooz737/
Munoez736/
Mmunoz736/
Munozz736/
Muññoz734/
Muñioz734/
Muinoz734/
Munozs733/
Mounoz733/
Mmuñoz733/
Muñozs733/
Mujñoz732/
Munyoz732/
Muuñoz732/
Muñoiz732/
Munjoz732/
Muenoz732/
Munouz732/
Muunoz731/
Mungoz731/
Mumjoz731/
Muñnoz731/
Munozh731/
Muñhoz731/
Munooz731/
Munįoz731/
Munoiz731/
Munocz731/
Maunoz731/
Mueñoz731/
Munuoz731/
Muno672,349/
Muño67182/
Mougnoz6715/
Munhooz6715/
Munhoez6714/
Munhoiz676/
D'Munoz672/
Munhioz672/
Munnhoz672/
Mungnoz671/
Munhuoz671/
Maunhoz671/

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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 Muńoz
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