Montagh Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Montagh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Montagh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran431:1,785,64066,464
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Montágh (8) are calculated separately.

Montagh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Montagh is found in Iran more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Montágh. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Montagh? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,746,821st most prevalent family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 86 percent of Montagh reside; 86 percent reside in South Asia and 86 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.

The surname is most widespread in Iran, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 1,785,640. In Iran it is most common in: Tehran Province, where 74 percent live, Khuzestan Province, where 19 percent live and Alborz Province, where 2 percent live. Other than Iran this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent live and Hungary, where 2 percent live.

Montagh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Montagh has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Montagh surname grew 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Montagh Last Name Statistics demography

Montagh earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 282.4% more than the national average, earning $165,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Montágh958/
Montaugh930/
Montag9210,145/
Montaug866/
Montaig863/
Montags862/
Muntagh861/
Montague8024,113/
Monteigh803/
Mantag77818/
Montac77303/
Montak77273/
Montog7739/
Muntag7717/
Montág778/
Montaq774/
Momtag771/
Montagová7586/
Montaigue7576/
Mountague7521/
Monteague759/
Montaugue754/
Montagova752/
Mahantagh751/
Montacq71153/
Montauk7168/
Monthok7142/
Montack7129/
Montaux7126/
Muntakh713/
Montaqu712/
Montaqe712/
Mountak712/
Momtakh711/
Monthog711/
Montoug711/
Manthag711/
Montake710/
Montaque672,180/
Monteaux67104/
Monthoux67100/
Moentack6765/
Mantague6722/
Montauck6710/
Muntague674/
Mahantag673/
Montogue672/
Mantakhe671/
Mountack671/
Mmontoug671/
Masintag671/
Momtague670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Montagh
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