Montalvo Surname

3,849th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145,328 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Puerto Rico

Montalvo Surname User-submission:

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

Montalvo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico57,2831:2,167305
United States23,7961:15,2321,928
Peru16,8401:1,887311
Colombia15,1381:3,156545
Ecuador8,8551:1,796316
Spain5,3911:8,6721,034
Cuba3,9451:2,921408
Bolivia3,6471:2,911488
Philippines2,1811:46,4187,503
Puerto Rico2,0241:1,754194
Dominican Republic1,6791:6,214602
El Salvador1,3881:4,571485
Panama5691:6,876721
Venezuela5281:57,2052,701
Argentina5111:83,6477,078
Brazil2841:753,78327,485
Portugal2451:42,5232,481
Guatemala1551:103,7592,970
Canada1391:265,07624,993
Belize1341:2,653552
Honduras991:89,0551,606
Chile971:181,6135,887
France551:1,207,686126,065
Germany431:1,872,220105,027
Costa Rica341:140,5902,066
Australia311:870,82953,581
Aruba281:3,696529
Sweden251:393,87027,867
Italy211:2,912,22398,106
Belgium181:638,70256,744
England161:3,482,379114,324
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Nicaragua81:752,6364,372
Guam81:20,0153,029
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States581:865,83952,959

The alternate forms: Moñtalvo (1) are calculated separately.

Montalvo (181) may also be a first name.

Montalvo 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

Montalvo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Montalvo (Russian: Монтальво) occurs most in Mexico. It can also occur in the variant forms: Moñtalvo. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Montalvo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,849th most widespread last name internationally, held by around 1 in 50,146 people. The last name Montalvo occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Montalvo reside; 52 percent reside in North America and 39 percent reside in Hispano-North America. Montalvo is also the 677,199th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 181 people.

Montalvo is most frequently held in Mexico, where it is carried by 57,283 people, or 1 in 2,167. In Mexico Montalvo is most frequent in: Puebla, where 19 percent are found, Veracruz, where 17 percent are found and Nuevo León, where 8 percent are found. Other than Mexico it occurs in 71 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Peru, where 12 percent are found.

Montalvo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Montalvo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Montalvo last name expanded 41,028 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Montalvo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Montalvo are 40.24% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 93.47% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Montalvo earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 5.29% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,360 per year; in Colombia they earn 26.12% less than the national average, earning $16,772,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 13.18% less than the national average, earning $37,462 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.51% less than the national average, earning $44,956 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Montalvo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Montalvo in the Russian language
Монтальвоmontalvo-

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