Montavon Surname

225,303rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,804 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Montavon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Montavon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland8231:9,9791,628
United States5321:681,31454,178
France4151:160,05524,882
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
England21:27,859,030389,889
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Montavon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Montavon is held by more people in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Montavon? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 225,303rd most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 4,039,660 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 70 percent of Montavon live; 69 percent live in Western Europe and 60 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

Montavon is most prevalent in Switzerland, where it is held by 823 people, or 1 in 9,979. In Switzerland it is most numerous in: Republic and Canton of the Jura, where 61 percent live, Canton of Bern, where 13 percent live and Republic and Canton of Geneva, where 8 percent live. Other than Switzerland Montavon exists in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent live and France, where 23 percent live.

Montavon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Montavon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Montavon surname grew 1,773 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Montavon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Montavon are 6.39% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 59.62% being registered with the party.

The amount Montavon earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 7.93% less than the national average, earning $39,728 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38.91% more than the national average, earning $69,016 CAD per year.

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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 Montavon
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