Montalt Surname

702,422nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 419 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Montalt Surname Definition:

MONTALT: See Maude. It is asserted by some genealogists that Robert, one of the barons of Hugh Lupus, Earl of Chester, assumed the surname from his chief place of residence, an elevated spot in Flintshire, now called Mold.

Montalt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain3941:118,6609,290
France151:4,428,181244,602
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Montalt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MONTALT: See Maude. It is asserted by some genealogists that Robert, one of the barons of Hugh Lupus, Earl of Chester, assumed the surname from his chief place of residence, an elevated spot in Flintshire, now called Mold.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Montalt Last Name Facts

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

Montalt (Russian: Монталт) occurs most in Spain. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Montalt? popularity and diffusion

Montalt is the 702,422nd most numerous last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 17,392,711 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Montalt live; 94 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 94 percent live in Iberian Europe.

Montalt is most prevalent in Spain, where it is borne by 394 people, or 1 in 118,660. In Spain it is mostly found in: Valencian Community, where 91 percent are found, Catalonia, where 7 percent are found and Murcia, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Spain it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in France, where 4 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Montalt Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Montalt in the Russian language
Монталтmontalt-

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