Münk Surname

1,011,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 251 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Münk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Münk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2481:324,61932,384
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Munk (10,539) are calculated separately.

Münk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Münk is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Munk. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Münk? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,011,991st most frequently held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 29,034,047 people. The surname Münk occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Münk live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 99 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Münk is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 248 people, or 1 in 324,619. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 35 percent live, Hesse, where 26 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 15 percent live. Outside of Germany Münk is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent live and Italy, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Munk9210,539/
Münks89162/
Münke8999/
Münck8959/
Mnk8654/
Mün861/
Müncks8010/
Monk7534,917/
Mink7513,124/
Menk752,894/
Münn75176/
Mynk75128/
Münd7586/
Mnkh7571/
Mönk7542/
Münt7540/
Münx7516/
Mühn7514/
Mnkx751/
Mnke751/
Mmnk751/
Mnkp751/
Mnkt751/
Mhnk751/
Menke6722,254/
Munck673,666/
Mn672,596/
Minke672,198/
Menck671,766/
Munke671,248/
Minck671,214/
Minkh671,091/
Mönkh67768/
Munkh67242/
Meenk67138/
Mönks67137/
Mönck67101/
Moenk6783/
Menkh6764/
Muenk6749/
Mündt6741/
Mongk6739/
Mounk6733/
Mienk6731/
Monkh6728/
Mengk6726/
Mynkh6725/
Munkø6724/
Mynck6710/
Menkő679/
Mingk675/
Minkx672/
Mngke672/
Moonk672/
Mungk671/
Munkp671/
Mnkhh671/
Munkk671/
Muynk671/
Mngkh671/
Munhk671/
Mnksh671/
Mehnk670/

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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 Münk
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