Montalban Surname

22,500th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,148 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Peru

Montalban Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from Mont Blanc, highest mountain in the Alps, in a region within the boundaries of France and Italy.

Montalban Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines10,0461:10,077952
Spain4,8091:9,7221,148
Peru4,4481:7,1461,085
Chile6541:26,9371,543
Mexico6401:193,9475,332
United States5861:618,53150,040
Venezuela5621:53,7442,595
Nicaragua2951:20,410982
Honduras2901:30,402996
Bolivia2511:42,2972,480
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Argentina2351:181,88715,219
Costa Rica2321:20,604726
Colombia1731:276,1515,581
France1561:425,78761,887
Ecuador1161:137,1196,888
Brazil651:3,293,45194,173
Cuba561:205,7634,314
Uruguay501:68,6357,289
Canada431:856,87466,382
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Panama211:186,2985,509
Singapore211:262,27211,611
El Salvador181:352,4382,576
England151:3,714,537119,675
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Belize61:59,2462,743
Puerto Rico61:591,6903,707
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
China21:683,660,78330,601
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Andorra11:83,8382,381

The alternate forms: Montalbán (131) are calculated separately.

Montalban (33) may also be a first name.

Montalban Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from Mont Blanc, highest mountain in the Alps, in a region within the boundaries of France and Italy.

- shogunfootsoldier

Montalban Last Name Facts

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

The surname Montalban (Russian: Монтальбан) is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Montalbán. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Montalban? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 22,500th most commonly occurring family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 301,787 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 43 percent of Montalban are found; 41 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 41 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Montalban is also the 1,807,719th most numerous given name worldwide, borne by 33 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is held by 10,046 people, or 1 in 10,077. In The Philippines it is most common in: Central Visayas, where 16 percent live, Calabarzon, where 15 percent live and Eastern Visayas, where 13 percent live. Excluding The Philippines Montalban is found in 49 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 20 percent live and Peru, where 18 percent live.

Montalban Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Montalban are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Montalban earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 38.6% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,902 per year; in Colombia they earn 19.19% less than the national average, earning $18,346,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.47% less than the national average, earning $42,516 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.37% less than the national average, earning $48,009 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Montalban Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Montalban in the Russian language
Монтальбанmontalban-

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