Montaña Surname

16,702nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33,247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Montaña Surname User-submission:

This is a Spanish surname, meaning 'mountain'.

Montaña Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia15,4301:3,096540
Argentina6,2041:6,890691
Venezuela5,2991:5,700690
Spain2,4961:18,7312,074
Philippines2,1511:47,0667,616
Chile8631:20,4131,303
Uruguay2711:12,6631,421
Mexico1971:630,08210,209
Peru1851:171,8068,546
Cuba661:174,5873,987
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Panama111:355,6607,645
Ecuador111:1,445,98617,636
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
El Salvador41:1,585,9724,802
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
England11:55,718,059489,080
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077

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

User-submitted Reference

This is a Spanish surname, meaning 'mountain'.

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Montaña Last Name Facts

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

The surname Montaña is found most in Colombia. It may also occur as a variant: Montana, Montañà, Montañá, Moñtaña or Montańa. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Montaña? popularity and diffusion

The last name Montaña is the 16,702nd most widespread family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 219,194 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Montaña are found; 85 percent are found in South America and 62 percent are found in Caribbean South America. Montaña is also the 379,225th most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 500 people.

It is most frequently held in Colombia, where it is borne by 15,430 people, or 1 in 3,096. In Colombia it is mostly found in: Capital District, where 39 percent reside, Boyacá Department, where 18 percent reside and Tolima Department, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Colombia it is found in 29 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 19 percent reside and Venezuela, where 16 percent reside.

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Montana9516,995/
Montañà957/
Montañá956/
Moñtaña951/
Montańa951/
Montañia93100/
Montañaz933/
Montanña932/
Montaaña931/
Montañña931/
Montaño86178,757/
Montoña8650/
Momtaña864/
Montaãa861/
Montañó861/
Montagna8017,314/
Montania804,875/
Montanha803,144/
Montanya80386/
Montaina80118/
Montanna8064/
Montanga8047/
Montaños8017/
Montaana8012/
Montanas8011/
Mountana8010/
Montanah809/
Montanía809/
Monttana807/
Montanaz807/
Monthana806/
Montanea804/
Montanay804/
Montanja803/
Montanat803/
Montayna802/
Montanai802/
Montanño802/
Montañio802/
Montañoz802/
Montanoa801/
Montañoo801/
Moontaño801/
Mhontana801/
Monntana801/
Monteana800/
Montagnat75518/
Montanhas7569/
Montanias7531/
Montangna758/
Monthanga754/
Mountanea753/
Montagnia752/
Montaniaz752/
Montaneau751/
Montannas751/
Montahana751/
Mountanga751/
Montagnaa751/
Montagnas751/
Monthanya751/
Montanías751/
D'Montana751/
Montanhai751/
Montanyea750/
Montanach750/
Montano7174,841/
Mantana71850/
Mountaneas7122/
Montona7117/
Mantaño7113/
Momtaño716/
Montoño716/
Momtana714/
Montańo712/
Mounttanga711/
Moñtaño711/
Monthanach711/
Monteaneat711/
Mantanga671,170/
Montagno67958/
Montanio67392/
Manthana67310/
Montanos67111/
Montanho6775/
Montaney6759/
Montonya6757/
Monteano6737/
Montango6732/
Mantanna6730/
Mantanya6719/
Mantanas6718/
Montanno6715/
Montaino6715/
Montanyà6715/
Montanyo6711/
Montonia679/
Montonna678/
Mantauna678/
Mantaina677/
Mantagna677/
Montonga675/
Manteana674/
Montanei674/
Mantanat674/
Montayno672/
Montgano672/
Mantania672/
Mantanoa672/
Montanoz672/
Mantanha672/
Montanoo672/
Montaneo672/
Manttana671/
Montonas671/
Montajno671/
Montanop671/
Montogna671/
Momtagna671/
Mountano671/
Montanyá671/
Mantanja671/
Montanoi671/
Manntana671/
Mantanau671/
Montanhault670/
Montonai670/

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  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Montaña
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