Múñoz Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Panama

Múñoz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Múñoz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452

The alternate forms: Muñoz (1,835,436), Müñoz (2), Múnoz (1), Munoz (189,233), Muñóz (91), Muńoz (26), Muňoz (17), Muñòz (3), Mùnoz (1), Mūnoz (1), Münoz (1), Muņoz (1), Munõz (6), Munóz (1) & Munòz (1) are calculated separately.

Múñoz Last Name Facts

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

Múñoz is carried by more people in Spain than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Muñoz, Müñoz, Múnoz, Munoz, Muñóz, Muńoz, Muňoz, Muñòz, Mùnoz, Mūnoz, Münoz, Muņoz, Munõz, Munóz or Munòz. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Múñoz? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,908,606th most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Múñoz reside; 38 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 38 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Spain, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 7,792,006. In Spain it is primarily found in: Madrid, where 50 percent are found, Andalusia, where 17 percent are found and Catalonia, where 17 percent are found. Other than Spain this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 19 percent are found and Chile, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muñoz931,835,436/
Müñoz932/
Múnoz931/
Munoz87189,233/
Muñóz8791/
Muńoz8726/
Muňoz8717/
Muñòz873/
Mùnoz871/
Mūnoz871/
Münoz871/
Muņoz871/
Munõz806/
Munóz801/
Munòz801/
Múños801/
Muiñoz7341/
Muñoez7332/
Munñoz7319/
Muñozz7311/
Muñooz737/
Muñioz734/
Muññoz734/
Mmuñoz733/
Muñozs733/
Muñoiz732/
Mujñoz732/
Muuñoz732/
Monñoz731/
Muñnoz731/
Muñhoz731/
Muño67182/

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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 Múñoz
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