Montaña Surname
Approximately 33,247 people bear this surname
Montaña Surname User-submission:
This is a Spanish surname, meaning 'mountain'.
Montaña Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 15,430 | 1:3,096 | 540 |
| Argentina | 6,204 | 1:6,890 | 691 |
| Venezuela | 5,299 | 1:5,700 | 690 |
| Spain | 2,496 | 1:18,731 | 2,074 |
| Philippines | 2,151 | 1:47,066 | 7,616 |
| Chile | 863 | 1:20,413 | 1,303 |
| Uruguay | 271 | 1:12,663 | 1,421 |
| Mexico | 197 | 1:630,082 | 10,209 |
| Peru | 185 | 1:171,806 | 8,546 |
| Cuba | 66 | 1:174,587 | 3,987 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Panama | 11 | 1:355,660 | 7,645 |
| Ecuador | 11 | 1:1,445,986 | 17,636 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| El Salvador | 4 | 1:1,585,972 | 4,802 |
| Honduras | 2 | 1:4,408,221 | 7,709 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
The alternate forms: Montana (16,995), Montañà (7), Montañá (6), Moñtaña (1) & Montańa (1) are calculated separately.
Montaña (500) may also be a first name.
Montaña Surname Meaning
Montaña Demographics
Average Montaña Salary in
Colombia
$24,857,800 COP
Per year
Average Salary in
Colombia
$22,702,486 COP
Per year
Montaña Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Montaña Come From? nationality or country of origin
Montaña is found most in Colombia. It may occur as a variant: Montana, Montañà, Montañá, Moñtaña or Montańa. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Montaña? popularity and diffusion
Montaña is the 16,702nd most frequently held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 219,194 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Montaña live; 85 percent live in South America and 62 percent live in Caribbean South America. Montaña is also the 379,225th most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 500 people.
The last name Montaña is most frequently occurring in Colombia, where it is held by 15,430 people, or 1 in 3,096. In Colombia Montaña is mostly concentrated in: Capital District, where 39 percent live, Boyacá Department, where 18 percent live and Tolima Department, where 10 percent live. Aside from Colombia this surname exists in 29 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 19 percent live and Venezuela, where 16 percent live.
Montaña Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Montaña earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 38.99% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,826 per year and in Colombia they earn 9.49% more than the national average, earning $24,857,800 COP 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
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