Montano Surname

7,576th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74,841 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bolivia

Montano Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'man of the mountain' or 'mountain man'.

Montano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States26,5321:13,6611,697
Bolivia11,3901:932193
Philippines9,0981:11,1281,084
El Salvador5,9521:1,066210
Italy3,9141:15,6252,587
Mexico3,1251:39,7202,271
Nicaragua2,5651:2,347360
Ecuador1,7061:9,3231,514
Peru1,5071:21,0912,430
Colombia1,3321:35,8662,116
Costa Rica1,2481:3,830356
Brazil1,0671:200,6327,719
Dominican Republic1,0401:10,032833
Chile7931:22,2151,372
Argentina4061:105,2798,914
Canada3531:104,37811,269
Honduras3531:24,976909
Uruguay2971:11,5551,297
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Venezuela2471:122,2844,109
Trinidad and Tobago1901:7,1791,078
France1721:386,17957,106
Guatemala1601:100,5172,938
Australia1511:178,77918,110
England1201:464,31730,397
Panama1041:37,6182,026
Singapore811:67,9962,745
Cuba601:192,0454,162
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Israel461:186,03618,427
Germany451:1,789,010101,917
Guam451:3,558455
Puerto Rico371:95,9501,567
Spain361:1,298,66842,856
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
Malaysia281:1,053,36546,873
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Switzerland251:328,51725,592
Belgium231:499,85448,667
Sweden231:428,12030,474
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
Seychelles181:5,133784
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Belize131:27,3442,013
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Norway91:571,36544,190
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Northern Mariana Islands81:6,822652
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
China41:341,830,39216,990
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Micronesia41:26,561731
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Macau11:601,6301,582
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

The alternate forms: Montaño (178,757), Moñtano (3), Montańo (2), Móntano (1), Moñtaño (1) & Montañó (1) are calculated separately.

Montano (2,993) may also be a first name.

Montano Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'man of the mountain' or 'mountain man'.

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Montano Last Name Facts

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

Montano has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be rendered as: Montaño, Moñtano, Montańo, Móntano, Moñtaño or Montañó. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Montano? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,576th most common family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 97,374 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Montano live; 35 percent live in North America and 30 percent live in Anglo-North America. Montano is also the 132,332nd most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 2,993 people.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is held by 26,532 people, or 1 in 13,661. In The United States Montano is primarily found in: California, where 31 percent reside, New Mexico, where 13 percent reside and Texas, where 10 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 89 countries. It is also common in Bolivia, where 15 percent reside and The Philippines, where 12 percent reside.

Montano Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Montano are 0.8% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.43% registered with the political party.

The amount Montano earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 4.3% less than the national average, earning €28,738 per year; in Norway they earn 14.16% less than the national average, earning 297,092 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 297.24% more than the national average, earning R 944,004 per year; in United States they earn 10.98% less than the national average, earning $38,413 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.47% more than the national average, earning $54,886 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Montaño95178,757/
Moñtano953/
Montańo952/
Móntano951/
Montagno93958/
Montanos93111/
Montanho9375/
Monteano9337/
Montango9332/
Montanno9315/
Montaino9315/
Montayno932/
Montgano932/
Montanoz932/
Montanoo932/
Montanño932/
Montajno931/
Montanoa931/
Montanop931/
Mountano931/
Montanoi931/
Moñtaño901/
Montañó901/
Mountanos88105/
Mountanou8846/
Montanhos8812/
Montangou8811/
Monthanoi889/
Monthagno881/
Mountango881/
Montangno881/
D'Montano881/
Mountanoy880/
Montana8616,995/
Mantano86146/
Montono8659/
Montagnoux8256/
Mountangou8238/
Mounteanou826/
Mountanous821/
Monthanoot821/
Montagna8017,314/
Montaina80118/
Montanna8064/
Montanga8047/
Montuono8020/
Montaños8017/
Montaana8012/
Montanas8011/
Mountana8010/
Montongo809/
Montanah809/
Monttana807/
Montanaz807/
Monthana806/
Monteino803/
Montanat803/
Mantanoo803/
Montayna802/
Mantanoa802/
Montanña802/
Montañoz802/
Mantanos801/
Mantango801/
Montañoo801/
Moontaño801/
Mhontana801/
Monntana801/
Monteana800/
Mountainous7845/
Montagnat75518/
Montanhas7569/
Monteinho7511/
Montangna758/
Mantangou758/
Monteinos754/
Monthanga754/
Manthanoo752/
Montannas751/
Montahana751/
Mountanga751/
Mountonou751/
Montagnaa751/
Montagnas751/
D'Montana751/
Montanach750/
Montaña7133,247/
Mantana71850/
Montoña7150/
Montona7117/
Mantaño7113/
Montañà717/
Momtaño716/
Montañá716/
Montoño716/
Momtana714/
Mounttanga711/
Montaãa711/
Montańa711/
Monthanach711/
Mantanga671,170/
Manthana67310/
Mantanna6730/
Mantanas6718/
Montonna678/
Mantauna678/
Mantaina677/
Mantagna677/
Montonga675/
Manteana674/
Mantanat674/
Montañaz673/
Mantanha672/
Mountoungou672/
Manttana671/
Montonas671/
Montogna671/
Momtagna671/
Montaaña671/
Montañña671/
Moonthonnoi671/
Manntana671/
Mantanau671/
Montanhault670/

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