Monsivais Surname

28,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,804 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Mexico

Monsivais Surname User-submission:

A Mexican variant of a topographic name derived from Latin mons silvaticus meaning 'wooded mountain'.

Monsivais Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico16,7021:7,432852
United States2,0831:174,00817,498
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
France21:33,211,361423,184
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

The alternate forms: Monsiváis (44) are calculated separately.

Monsivais Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Mexican variant of a topographic name derived from Latin mons silvaticus meaning 'wooded mountain'.

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Monsivais Last Name Facts

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

The surname Monsivais is found in Mexico more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Monsiváis. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Monsivais? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 28,568th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 387,553 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Monsivais reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 89 percent reside in Hispano-North America.

The last name is most common in Mexico, where it is borne by 16,702 people, or 1 in 7,432. In Mexico it is primarily found in: Nuevo León, where 31 percent reside, San Luis Potosí, where 23 percent reside and Coahuila, where 20 percent reside. Besides Mexico this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Monsivais Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Monsivais last name are 44.07% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 97.3% being registered to vote for the political party.

Monsivais earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.39% less than the national average, earning $34,781 USD per year.

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