Montanya Surname

745,450th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 386 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Andorra

Montanya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Montanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain1741:268,69016,788
United States1421:2,552,528155,105
Andorra501:1,677306
France71:9,488,960336,266
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

The alternate forms: Montanyà (15) & Montanyá (1) are calculated separately.

Montanya (15) may also be a first name.

Montanya Last Name Facts

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

Montanya (Russian: Монтанья) occurs most in Spain. It may be found as a variant: Montanyà or Montanyá. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Montanya? popularity and diffusion

Montanya is the 745,450th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 18,879,653 people. The last name Montanya is primarily found in Europe, where 62 percent of Montanya reside; 58 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 58 percent reside in Iberian Europe. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world. It is borne by 15 people.

It is most commonly held in Spain, where it is carried by 174 people, or 1 in 268,690. In Spain it is mostly found in: Catalonia, where 97 percent are found and Madrid, where 3 percent are found. Besides Spain Montanya exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 37 percent are found and Andorra, where 13 percent are found.

Montanya Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Montanya has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Montanya last name expanded 418 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Montanya Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Montanya are 14.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.29% being registered with the party.

Montanya earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.17% less than the national average, earning $35,309 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Montanya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Montanya in the Russian language
Монтаньяmontana-

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Montanya Reference & Research

Montagne DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Montagne FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Montanya
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