Montañés Surname
Approximately 183 people bear this surname
Montañés Surname Definition:
Variant of Montaña (see).
Ancient surname found in Catalonia. Name of village near Oviedo. Derived from latin "montanea" - mountains or highlands.
One from the mountain or things belonging to the mountain.
See Montaño, Montes, Montoya.
Read More About This SurnameMontañés Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 141 | 1:331,575 | 19,344 |
| Uruguay | 15 | 1:228,784 | 17,372 |
| Colombia | 6 | 1:7,962,345 | 23,614 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
The alternate forms: Montañes (6,084), Montañès (2), Montanés (2) & Montanes (863) are calculated separately.
Montañés Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Variant of Montaña (see).
Ancient surname found in Catalonia. Name of village near Oviedo. Derived from latin "montanea" - mountains or highlands.
One from the mountain or things belonging to the mountain.
See Montaño, Montes, Montoya.
Montañés Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Montañés Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Montañés is carried by more people in Spain than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Montañes, Montañès, Montanés or Montanes. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Montañés? popularity and diffusion
Montañés is the 1,257,535th most frequently held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 39,822,655 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Montañés reside; 78 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 78 percent reside in Iberian Europe.
It is most frequently occurring in Spain, where it is carried by 141 people, or 1 in 331,575. In Spain it is most common in: Catalonia, where 23 percent are found, Aragon, where 19 percent are found and Madrid, where 18 percent are found. Apart from Spain Montañés exists in 15 countries. It is also found in Uruguay, where 8 percent are found and Colombia, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montañes | 96 | 6,084 | / |
| Montañès | 96 | 2 | / |
| Montanés | 96 | 2 | / |
| Montanes | 92 | 863 | / |
| Montañéz | 88 | 9 | / |
| Montañis | 88 | 1 | / |
| Montañ | 86 | 14 | / |
| Montanyés | 82 | 1 | / |
| Montané | 80 | 145 | / |
| Montañe | 80 | 31 | / |
| Montañá | 80 | 6 | / |
| Montaññ | 80 | 2 | / |
| Montañi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Montanis | 75 | 8 | / |
| Montañiz | 75 | 5 | / |
| Montanné | 75 | 4 | / |
| Montanña | 75 | 2 | / |
| Montañio | 75 | 2 | / |
| Muntañes | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mantañes | 75 | 1 | / |
| Montaaña | 75 | 1 | / |
| Montanéz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Montañña | 75 | 1 | / |
| Montoñes | 75 | 1 | / |
| Montagnes | 71 | 72 | / |
| Montanios | 71 | 57 | / |
| Montanese | 71 | 17 | / |
| Montanhes | 71 | 15 | / |
| Montanyes | 71 | 13 | / |
| Montanjes | 71 | 4 | / |
| Montanñez | 71 | 3 | / |
| Montangis | 71 | 2 | / |
| Montanise | 71 | 2 | / |
| Montanies | 71 | 1 | / |
| Montanyès | 71 | 1 | / |
| Montañeer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Montañiez | 71 | 1 | / |
| Montañnez | 71 | 1 | / |
| Montanesz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Montenays | 71 | 1 | / |
| Montaunes | 71 | 1 | / |
| Montanges | 71 | 0 | / |
| Montana | 67 | 16,995 | / |
| Montani | 67 | 7,401 | / |
| Montane | 67 | 4,036 | / |
| Montagnese | 67 | 1,134 | / |
| Montany | 67 | 113 | / |
| Montoña | 67 | 50 | / |
| Montanh | 67 | 24 | / |
| Mountaneas | 67 | 22 | / |
| Montanjees | 67 | 20 | / |
| Montona | 67 | 17 | / |
| Montanhese | 67 | 10 | / |
| Montanè | 67 | 3 | / |
| Montangnes | 67 | 2 | / |
| Montagnies | 67 | 1 | / |
| Montanezst | 67 | 1 | / |
| Montanaise | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mountanest | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moñtaña | 67 | 1 | / |
| Montaãa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Montańa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Montanj | 67 | 1 | / |
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