Montans Surname

506,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 647 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Montans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Montans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina1771:241,48819,632
Spain1681:278,28617,191
Uruguay1551:22,1402,562
Brazil1381:1,551,26351,554
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

The alternate forms: Montáns (5) are calculated separately.

Montans Last Name Facts

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

Montans is more frequently found in Argentina than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Montáns. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Montans? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 506,723rd most frequently used surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 11,263,595 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Montans are found; 73 percent are found in South America and 51 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America.

Montans is most numerous in Argentina, where it is held by 177 people, or 1 in 241,488. In Argentina it is mostly concentrated in: Buenos Aires Province, where 86 percent are found, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, where 10 percent are found and Santa Fe Province, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Argentina this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 26 percent are found and Uruguay, where 24 percent are found.

Montans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Montans has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Montáns955/
Montanss931/
Mountains8842/
Montanz8624/
Montons861/
Mantans861/
Montanje8058/
Montance804/
Montanze800/
Montanche753/
Mantanz711/
Montaãez672/
Muntanje671/
Mantanze670/
Montonje670/
Machentanz5970/
Mantons571/
Montomz570/
Mantonse531/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Montans
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