Münch Surname

18,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,646 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Münch Surname User-submission:

This is a German surname, meaning 'monk'.

Münch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany28,9021:2,785281
Switzerland3251:25,2713,955
Austria2111:40,3586,482
Poland381:1,000,23071,240
Sweden371:266,12918,422
Belgium241:479,02747,365
Denmark231:245,42219,084
Czechia181:590,74858,011
Norway111:467,48139,375
England81:6,964,757184,742
France81:8,302,840321,660
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Albania11:2,914,05529,474

The alternate forms: Munch (10,903) & Mûnch (1) are calculated separately.

Münch (20) may also be a first name.

Münch Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a German surname, meaning 'monk'.

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Münch Last Name Facts

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

The last name Münch occurs most in Germany. It can be found in the variant forms: Munch or Mûnch. For other possible spellings of Münch click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Münch? popularity and diffusion

It is the 18,594th most commonly occurring last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 245,819 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Münch reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Münch is also the 2,446,817th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 20 people.

Münch is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 28,902 people, or 1 in 2,785. In Germany Münch is most frequent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 19 percent reside, Bavaria, where 17 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent reside. Beside Germany this surname exists in 29 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 1 percent reside and Austria, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Munch9310,903/
Mûnch931/
Münsch91369/
Münchs9115/
Münnch9113/
Münche912/
Mnch89307/
Müntsch8327/
Mönch805,054/
Minch803,450/
Mench801,358/
Monch80250/
Müncz8037/
Mynch8029/
Mnchh801/
Münchová7716/
Münchowa771/
Mnc7512/
Muench735,537/
Munsch735,353/
Mensch735,230/
Moench731,806/
Minche73467/
Menche73322/
Mentch73307/
Minsch73271/
Munchs73120/
Munche7379/
Mänche7346/
Muinch7330/
Mönche7324/
Mounch7319/
Mintch7317/
Mönchs7314/
Miench7312/
Minchh739/
Meunch739/
Minchs738/
Meench733/
Moonch732/
Minnch731/
Menzch731/
Minchz731/
Munnch731/
Mönsch731/
Maunch730/
Münz673,464/
Minc67486/
Menc67476/
Mnci67187/
Mync67173/
Munsche67165/
Montsch67156/
Müns67123/
Männche6768/
Muntsch6757/
Mensche6756/
Munc6739/
Monc6731/
Muensch6729/
Münx6716/
Mentsch679/
Mnce676/
Mennche676/
Mnsh675/
Mnzh674/
Mounche672/
Mentche672/
Mintche672/
Mendche671/
Miensch671/
Meunsch671/
Menstch671/
Moonchh671/
Mmenche671/
Mänsche671/
Mnxh671/
Maunsch670/
Moensch670/
Mounsch670/

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