Münkel Surname

342,798th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,070 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Münkel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Münkel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,0541:76,3819,667
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

The alternate forms: Munkel (384) are calculated separately.

Münkel Last Name Facts

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

Münkel occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Munkel. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Münkel? popularity and diffusion

Münkel is the 342,798th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 6,810,791 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Münkel are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 1,054 people, or 1 in 76,381. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 37 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 25 percent are found and Hesse, where 24 percent are found. Apart from Germany this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 1 percent are found and Denmark, where 0 percent are found.

Münkel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Münkel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Munkel94384/
Minkel83911/
Menkel83494/
Monkel8396/
Muenkel77483/
Mongkel7774/
Minkiel7759/
Menckel7716/
Munckel7713/
Maunkel7710/
Monkell7710/
Minkael778/
Munkell777/
Menkiel777/
Mengkel776/
Månkell775/
Monkiel771/
Mingkel771/
Mngkael771/
Munkael771/
Minckel771/
Minkell770/
Minkelt770/
Minkl732/
Monkl731/
Munkl731/
Mingkael714/
Mengkael711/
Muenkell711/
Munckelt711/
Mencel672,786/
Mincel6799/
Minkil6740/
Muncel6711/
Monkil676/
Munkil671/
Mehenkuel671/
Monkhl671/
Mumkel671/

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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 Münkel
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