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 last name Montagh is found most frequently in Iran. It may be rendered as: Montágh. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Montagh? popularity and diffusion

The last name Montagh is the 2,746,821st most numerous surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Montagh reside; 86 percent reside in South Asia and 86 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.

This last name is most prevalent in Iran, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 1,785,640. In Iran it is primarily found in: Tehran Province, where 74 percent reside, Khuzestan Province, where 19 percent reside and Alborz Province, where 2 percent reside. Beside Iran Montagh exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 12 percent reside and Hungary, where 2 percent reside.

Montagh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Montagh has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 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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