The Munch surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 2,112 people carried this name — #13,249 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 128,200 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,529 people named Munch.
59 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 54 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
351 people named Munch live in Switzerland.
They live in 15 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
51 people named Munch have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 118 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 5 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 22 people named Munch live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Limburg.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Munch.
- Mulle 231 · U.S. census
- Mullenbach 399 · U.S. census
- Muller 26,744 · U.S. census
- Mullet 2,336 · U.S. census
- Multon 115 · U.S. census
- Munar 585 · U.S. census
- Munck 307 · U.S. census
- Mundwiller 152 · U.S. census
- Munich 216 · U.S. census
- Munier 368 · U.S. census
- Muniz 24,203 · U.S. census
- Munos 3,586 · U.S. census
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