Montaño Surname

3,147th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178,757 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Bolivia

Montaño Surname Definition:

Dweller in the mountains, or in a hilly district.

Galician name.

See Montañés, Montes, Montoya.

Montaño Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico56,0481:2,215317
Colombia48,1381:992211
Bolivia25,0791:42379
Philippines17,0101:5,952503
Venezuela8,7321:3,459508
Spain7,5701:6,176773
Argentina4,6011:9,290904
Cuba3,7421:3,079422
Dominican Republic3,5361:2,950378
Peru2,0581:15,4441,952
Ecuador7881:20,1852,843
Chile7461:23,6151,422
Uruguay4011:8,558953
Panama1511:25,9091,592
United States721:5,034,152256,679
Costa Rica211:227,6222,745
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Puerto Rico111:322,7402,767
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
France31:22,140,907385,998
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Aruba11:103,4772,586
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4331:115,97811,432

The alternate forms: Montano (74,841), Montańo (2), Moñtaño (1), Montañó (1), Moñtano (3) & Móntano (1) are calculated separately.

Montaño (93) may also be a first name.

Montaño Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Dweller in the mountains, or in a hilly district.

Galician name.

See Montañés, Montes, Montoya.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Montaño Last Name Facts

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

The surname Montaño has its highest incidence in Mexico. It may appear as: Montano, Montańo, Moñtaño, Montañó, Moñtano or Móntano. For other possible spellings of Montaño click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Montaño? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,147th most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 40,768 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Montaño reside; 50 percent reside in South America and 32 percent reside in Caribbean South America. It is also the 986,211th most frequently held first name globally, borne by 93 people.

This surname is most frequent in Mexico, where it is borne by 56,048 people, or 1 in 2,215. In Mexico Montaño is most frequent in: México, where 16 percent reside, Jalisco, where 12 percent reside and Sonora, where 11 percent reside. Other than Mexico it exists in 40 countries. It is also common in Colombia, where 27 percent reside and Bolivia, where 14 percent reside.

Montaño Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Montaño has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Montaño surname contracted 83 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Montaño Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Montaño earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 1.45% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,667 per year and in Colombia they earn 3.54% less than the national average, earning $21,899,600 COP per year.

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