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Where Does The Last Name Monica Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Monica (Arabic: مونيكا, Bengali: মনিকা, Hindi: मोनिका, Marathi: मोनीका, Oriya: େମାନିକା, Tibetan: མོ་ནི་ཀ་) is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Mónica, Mônica, Mònica, Mõnica or Monicá. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Monica? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 26,836^th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 364,013 people. Monica occurs mostly in Asia, where 42 percent of Monica are found; 32 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 30 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 169^th most commonly used forename internationally, held by 2,925,390 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 5,897 people, or 1 in 22,427. In Indonesia it is mostly concentrated in: West Java, where 24 percent reside, East Java, where 12 percent reside and Jakarta, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Indonesia this last name occurs in 123 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 12 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Monica Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Monica has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Monica surname grew 6,674 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 9,500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 1,500 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Monica Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Shiite (50%) in Lebanon and Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Monica last name are 12.6% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.37% being registered with the party.

The amount Monica earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 53.53% more than the national average, earning €46,106 per year; in South Africa they earn 410.31% more than the national average, earning R 1,212,700 per year; in Colombia they earn 31.98% more than the national average, earning $29,963,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.05% less than the national average, earning $41,401 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.02% less than the national average, earning $48,680 CAD per year.