Münich Surname

864,701st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 314 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Münich Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Münich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2341:344,04033,598
Hungary331:297,46322,531
Austria201:425,77243,235
Slovakia191:280,86641,728
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Romania11:20,077,87089,414

The alternate forms: Munich (1,039) & Műnich (8) are calculated separately.

Münich Last Name Facts

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

The last name Münich has its highest incidence in Germany. It may occur as a variant: Munich or Műnich. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Münich? popularity and diffusion

Münich is the 864,701st most numerous surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 23,208,745 people. Münich occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Münich are found; 81 percent are found in Western Europe and 81 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 234 people, or 1 in 344,040. In Germany Münich is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 54 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 12 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 7 percent reside. Beside Germany it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Hungary, where 11 percent reside and Austria, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Munich941,039/
Műnich948/
Münnich922,370/
Münnisch861/
Minich837,106/
Monich832,221/
Münichová8021/
Müngitsch801/
Munnich77448/
Monnich77300/
Muenich77190/
Moenich77155/
Minaich7711/
Mounich777/
Minisch774/
Mineich773/
Muniche772/
Mutnich772/
Mumnich771/
Muniech771/
Møinich771/
Munitch771/
Mienich771/
Maunich771/
Munisch770/
Moonich770/
Meunich770/
Munih73698/
Monic73340/
Munic73218/
Minih73145/
Munnichs71215/
Moennich71174/
Munniche7118/
Mouniche714/
Minitsch711/
Munitche711/
Munaiche711/
Monnoich710/
Minish671,429/
Monych671,207/
Munish67886/
Monish67795/
Mounic67373/
Minicz67120/
Munice67113/
Münnix6767/
Munici6751/
Munych6743/
Muniec6726/
Minech6719/
Maunic6710/
Munech6710/
Moniec679/
Monicz679/
Munichová676/
Maunitsch676/
Műnichová675/
Mungitsch675/
Monech673/
Monnic673/
Minaih672/
Munaische672/
Muneic672/
Munhic672/
Munichova671/
Mujnic671/
Muenih671/
Municz671/
Munieh671/

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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 Münich
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