Münchow Surname
Approximately 2,513 people bear this surname
Münchow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2,467 | 1:32,633 | 4,301 |
| Denmark | 30 | 1:188,157 | 15,676 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 41 | 1:1,224,846 | 68,768 |
The alternate forms: Munchow (511) are calculated separately.
Münchow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Münchow Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Münchow is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Munchow. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Münchow? popularity and diffusion
It is the 171,359th most frequent family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,899,939 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Münchow live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 2,467 people, or 1 in 32,633. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 23 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 12 percent are found and Brandenburg, where 10 percent are found. Barring Germany this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 1 percent are found and Sweden, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Munchow | 95 | 511 | / |
| Münchowa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Minchow | 86 | 258 | / |
| Mönchow | 86 | 1 | / |
| Münchov | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mynchow | 86 | 1 | / |
| Menchow | 86 | 1 | / |
| Monchow | 86 | 0 | / |
| Muenchow | 80 | 738 | / |
| Münchhof | 80 | 37 | / |
| Menschow | 80 | 16 | / |
| Münchoff | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mynchoow | 80 | 1 | / |
| Munschow | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mennchow | 80 | 0 | / |
| Mincow | 77 | 6 | / |
| Mencow | 77 | 1 | / |
| Münchhoff | 75 | 167 | / |
| Minchov | 71 | 17 | / |
| Menchov | 71 | 13 | / |
| Munscow | 71 | 6 | / |
| Monchov | 71 | 4 | / |
| Menchof | 71 | 3 | / |
| Munchov | 71 | 3 | / |
| Munchof | 71 | 2 | / |
| Munchaw | 71 | 0 | / |
| Minchaw | 71 | 0 | / |
| Minchoff | 67 | 110 | / |
| Munchoff | 67 | 39 | / |
| Münkhoff | 67 | 21 | / |
| Munchhof | 67 | 21 | / |
| Minchova | 67 | 13 | / |
| Menchouf | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mynchova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muenchaw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Moonkhow | 67 | 2 | / |
| Menchova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Munschaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mintchov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Menchoff | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Münchow
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