Münster Surname
Approximately 8,710 people bear this surname
Münster Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 8,081 | 1:9,962 | 1,247 |
| Denmark | 189 | 1:29,866 | 3,091 |
| Czechia | 100 | 1:106,335 | 17,512 |
| Austria | 99 | 1:86,014 | 12,782 |
| Belgium | 58 | 1:198,218 | 26,032 |
| Switzerland | 56 | 1:146,659 | 14,074 |
| Norway | 31 | 1:165,880 | 20,092 |
| Sweden | 30 | 1:328,225 | 22,987 |
| Poland | 23 | 1:1,652,554 | 91,394 |
| Hungary | 20 | 1:490,814 | 31,291 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
The alternate forms: Munster (2,885) & Műnster (25) are calculated separately.
Münster Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Münster Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Münster is found most in Germany. It can also be found in the variant forms: Munster or Műnster. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Münster? popularity and diffusion
It is the 58,088th most commonly used surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 836,687 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Münster live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 95 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 8,081 people, or 1 in 9,962. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 26 percent reside, Schleswig-Holstein, where 16 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this last name is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 2 percent reside and Czechia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Munster | 95 | 2,885 | / |
| Műnster | 95 | 25 | / |
| Mnster | 92 | 73 | / |
| Monster | 86 | 2,110 | / |
| Minster | 86 | 2,006 | / |
| Mønster | 86 | 739 | / |
| Menster | 86 | 452 | / |
| Mynster | 86 | 287 | / |
| Mönster | 86 | 62 | / |
| Mënster | 86 | 1 | / |
| Münsterová | 82 | 121 | / |
| Münsterova | 82 | 1 | / |
| Muenster | 80 | 806 | / |
| Mijnster | 80 | 279 | / |
| Moenster | 80 | 237 | / |
| Monstier | 80 | 12 | / |
| Mounster | 80 | 9 | / |
| Meunster | 80 | 3 | / |
| Monsther | 80 | 2 | / |
| Maunster | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maenster | 80 | 1 | / |
| Monsterz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Minstere | 80 | 1 | / |
| Monshter | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mensterd | 80 | 0 | / |
| Minstier | 80 | 0 | / |
| Minsterová | 71 | 40 | / |
| Mensterova | 71 | 26 | / |
| Műnsterová | 71 | 23 | / |
| Mønstre | 71 | 15 | / |
| Minzter | 71 | 8 | / |
| Monzter | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mumster | 71 | 2 | / |
| Minstre | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mincter | 71 | 1 | / |
| Munsterova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Munsterová | 71 | 1 | / |
| Minstir | 71 | 0 | / |
| Mimster | 71 | 0 | / |
| Menzter | 71 | 0 | / |
| Minstère | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meunstir | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Münster
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