Montalván Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Panama

Montalván Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Montalván Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico141:8,866,15837,743
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Panama51:782,45211,059
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768

The alternate forms: Montalvan (32,532) & Montalvàn (7) are calculated separately.

Montalván Last Name Facts

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

The surname Montalván is borne by more people in Mexico than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Montalvan or Montalvàn. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Montalván? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,843,861st most frequently held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Montalván live; 34 percent live in North America and 30 percent live in Hispano-North America.

This surname is most widely held in Mexico, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 8,866,158. In Mexico Montalván is most prevalent in: Guerrero, where 29 percent are found, Michoacán, where 21 percent are found and Guanajuato, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Mexico this surname is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Peru, where 13 percent are found and Panama, where 11 percent are found.

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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
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  • 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 Montalván
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