Monte Surname

10,909th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51,478 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Aruba

Monte Surname User-submission:

Monte is a Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, etc. surname, meaning 'mountain', or denoting a dweller by or one who lives on a mountain. It is derived from the Latin word mons, genitive montis ('mountain')= Monte.

Monte Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil15,8821:13,479731
Philippines11,0771:9,139843
United States6,1631:58,8126,965
Italy4,8101:12,7142,037
Argentina4,3251:9,883945
Spain1,2811:36,4973,616
Portugal1,2551:8,301745
Ecuador6941:22,9193,117
Dominican Republic6161:16,9371,173
France5251:126,51919,275
Mexico4721:262,9796,312
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
Venezuela2811:107,4883,830
Colombia2761:173,0944,640
Kenya2631:175,58913,278
Canada2421:152,25515,495
Paraguay2131:33,9751,113
Germany1991:404,55037,233
Australia1881:143,59415,358
England1861:299,55922,824
Chile1851:95,2243,623
Indonesia1391:951,43370,299
India1371:5,599,017134,774
Belgium1241:92,71514,331
Netherlands1211:139,56321,355
Nigeria1001:1,771,42864,453
Panama981:39,9212,114
Cameroon971:214,11421,748
Switzerland831:98,95110,605
Russia661:2,183,683132,197
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Peru621:512,64714,327
Thailand591:1,197,260174,557
Cuba581:198,6684,225
Ivory Coast571:404,75813,812
Curaçao561:2,80860
Haiti481:222,5818,250
Papua New Guinea451:181,19425,163
South Africa421:1,289,94571,309
Aruba371:2,797396
Nicaragua321:188,1592,461
São Tomé and Príncipe321:5,544421
Taiwan321:732,6485,233
Uruguay311:110,70210,617
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Mozambique251:1,090,4631,880
Poland231:1,652,55491,394
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Zambia171:932,34829,315
Benin161:645,97538,126
Puerto Rico161:221,8842,323
Estonia151:88,12015,474
United Arab Emirates151:610,81823,687
Cyprus141:63,2056,078
Guatemala141:1,148,7625,372
Bolivia101:1,061,6434,908
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Norway91:571,36544,190
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Cape Verde61:88,2742,986
Honduras61:1,469,4075,474
Montenegro61:106,5944,599
Scotland61:892,30328,047
China51:273,464,31313,838
El Salvador51:1,268,7784,375
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Monaco31:12,3552,088
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England321:761,73034,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2071:242,60220,235

The alternate forms: Monté (112) & Montè (2) are calculated separately.

Monte (37,720) may also be a first name.

Monte Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Monte is a Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, etc. surname, meaning 'mountain', or denoting a dweller by or one who lives on a mountain. It is derived from the Latin word mons, genitive montis ('mountain')= Monte.

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Monte Last Name Facts

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

The last name Monte (Arabic: مونت, Hindi: मोन्टी, Marathi: िडमोन्ते, Russian: Монте) is most common in Brazil. It can occur as: Monté or Montè. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Monte? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,909th most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 141,566 people. The surname Monte occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Monte are found; 43 percent are found in South America and 31 percent are found in Luso-South America. Monte is also the 23,333rd most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 37,720 people.

Monte is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is borne by 15,882 people, or 1 in 13,479. In Brazil Monte is most frequent in: Ceará, where 22 percent reside, São Paulo, where 19 percent reside and Pernambuco, where 9 percent reside. Barring Brazil this surname exists in 112 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Monte Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Monte has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Monte surname rose 2,977 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 581 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Monte Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Monte last name are 1.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.57% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Monte earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 23.43% more than the national average, earning €37,065 per year; in Norway they earn 27.22% less than the national average, earning 251,868 kr per year; in Peru they earn 32.98% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,992 per year; in South Africa they earn 43.23% less than the national average, earning R 134,916 per year; in Colombia they earn 14.96% more than the national average, earning $26,098,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.73% more than the national average, earning $43,465 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.75% less than the national average, earning $48,315 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Monté93112/
Montè932/
Montes91474,787/
Montez9114,798/
Monter9111,659/
Monthe915,688/
Montet913,077/
Montie911,051/
Montee91759/
Montey91422/
Monteu91332/
Montei91269/
Monteh91168/
Mounte91120/
Montje9149/
Montea9136/
Montge9120/
Montte9115/
Montée9115/
Monted9110/
Moonte917/
Montej915/
Montep912/
Mointe912/
Monnte911/
Mmonte911/
Moente911/
Mont895,162/
Mounter83711/
D'Monte83527/
Monthei83252/
Monteer83239/
Monthie83195/
Monteys83181/
Monther83140/
Monthey83140/
Montheu83118/
Monteis83115/
Montech8385/
Mountes8338/
Monthet8338/
Moontee8330/
Motente8328/
Montess8325/
Montest8320/
Montiea8314/
Moontep8312/
Mounthe8310/
Mountey838/
Monthee838/
Monthep837/
Mountie837/
Moenthe836/
Monttes836/
Montees836/
Monteth834/
Montesh834/
Monteas833/
Monthez833/
Monterr833/
Monteyt832/
Monteez832/
Monthea832/
Mountee832/
Mosntes832/
Mosente832/
Montiey832/
Monteet831/
Monttei831/
Montter831/
Monttez831/
Moontes831/
Mountez831/
Monnthe831/
Mounteh831/
Montejp831/
Montecz831/
Montesd831/
Montesp831/
Monthes831/
Muontes831/
Mointet831/
Montihe831/
Moonthe831/
Monteih830/
Montedh830/
Monnter830/
Monti8070,466/
Mante8021,802/
Mount8016,603/
Munte808,857/
Monty807,779/
Monta807,551/
Montt801,912/
Monts801,636/
Mondt80527/
Month80417/
Münte8098/
Moont8037/
Momte807/
Montá805/
Mohnt804/
Moint802/
Monnt801/
Montċ801/
Moynt801/
Monht801/
Montp801/
Montd800/
Mounther77867/
Mounteer77471/
Moinette7780/
Moonthee7713/
Moonthep7710/
Monteeth777/
Mounthep775/
Motentje775/
Monteggi774/
Mounthey774/
Mountije774/
Mocenter772/
Monteiph772/
Monteich772/
Montaãez772/
Mountheu772/
Mosinter771/
Montetth771/
Monthesh771/
D'Montee771/
Motenter771/
Montahei771/
D'Montes771/
Moonthea771/
Moonthed771/
Mounthes771/
Monteish770/
Munthe7328,218/
Mantey7319,172/
Mantes734,969/
Mounts734,765/
Months734,763/
Montha734,178/
Moinet733,411/
Muntet733,174/
Manthe732,789/
Munter732,768/
Montis732,744/
Mantei731,765/
Moonti731,625/
Mointi731,592/
Mantea731,509/
Montoy731,363/
Montay731,164/
Manter731,143/
Montuy731,087/
Montti73774/
Muntea73760/
Monthy73683/
Munteh73569/
Montai73522/
Montaa73477/
Mantje73474/
Mantez73462/
Maunte73431/
Moynet73362/
Montoi73321/
Mounta73315/
Mantie73312/
Moonta73241/
Monthi73226/
Mounty73207/
Mantej73168/
Mantee73157/
Montoa73120/
Mgante73114/
Mantep73107/
Mounti7390/
Montip7383/
Mannte7378/
Mointy7360/
Montaj7359/
Moenti7358/
Mohnti7354/
Mantet7353/
Manteh7353/
Manteu7351/
Manted7339/
Muntes7339/
Montês7339/
Munhte7336/
Monthé7335/
Muntie7333/
Maante7330/
Montés7326/
Montiy7324/
Mohnty7324/
Montio7324/
Moonty7323/
Montyi7323/
Mosent7320/
Mointa7316/
Momtes7313/
Mundte7311/
Montty7310/
Montès7310/
Mantge737/
Monhti737/
Muntei737/
Montiz737/
Montuj736/
Montii735/
Mantte735/
Momtez735/
Montéz735/
Mounth734/
Monnty734/
Muntez733/
Montta733/
Montyo732/
Moontz732/
Muntey732/
Momter732/
Montér732/
Montcz732/
Motint732/
Mahnte731/
Manhte731/
Mhante731/
Mhonty731/
Montit731/
Montoj731/
Moonts731/
Musnte731/
Muntee731/
Muntge731/
Mondth731/
Mondti731/
Monhta731/
Monntt731/
Hmante731/
Montch731/
Montêz731/
Monthj731/
Montsj731/
Montét731/
Montës731/
Montóa731/
Momtee731/
Móntez731/
Mõntes731/
Montui731/
Munted731/
Monntz730/
Mountt730/
Monnts730/
Moints730/
Mocent730/
Moindt730/
Montheith7111/
Mounteith710/
Moonteeth710/
Manthey6712,723/
Munther6710,724/
Mond675,032/
Manthei673,670/
Mant671,780/
Montois67717/
Mountaj67613/
Manther67430/
Monthip67383/
Montaya67328/
Mutente67320/
Mahante67280/
Munthep67274/
Masente67262/
Mountij67241/
Manteit67204/
Mountis67203/
Manthie67183/
Macente67164/
Montsch67156/
Montais67133/
Matente67123/
Montich67114/
Monthay67103/
Montahy6784/
Moontha6781/
Manthee6764/
Montova6761/
Montaia6755/
Montaiz6753/
Monthuy6747/
Montaða6746/
Mosents6744/
Manthea6743/
Mointhi6741/
Montoha6733/
Mantesh6732/
Mottint6729/
Moinnet6727/
Montuis6726/
Moonthi6725/
Mountha6723/
Mantter6722/
Mountio6719/
Masinte6718/
Manthet6718/
Munthet6717/
Mountai6716/
D'Monty6715/
Moontuy6714/
D'Monti6712/
Muntter6712/
Montyoy6712/
Montoys6711/
Mauntie6711/
Manthej6711/
Mantjhe6711/
Munteis6710/
Moontui6710/
Maunter679/
Montowa679/
Momt679/
Mgonthi679/
Montaja678/
Montith676/
Mongeed676/
Hmunthe675/
Moontip675/
Maantei674/
Mantejs674/
Musente674/
Moonthy674/
Montych673/
Munthey673/
Mmunthe673/
Manthes673/
Monthai673/
Manteas673/
Moysent673/
Mointio673/
Monthoa673/
Montoyd672/
Munthee672/
Mosinti672/
Montaňa672/
Monthui672/
M'Monti672/
Montgay672/
Matinte672/
Moontid672/
Munnter671/
Mauntee671/
Mantech671/
Manteth671/
Mhenthe671/
Montuyz671/
Montyoa671/
Mountii671/
Mothnty671/
Motinti671/
Munnthe671/
Munteas671/
Munteer671/
Muntesh671/
Munthej671/
Munthie671/
Mocenti671/
Mohnthi671/
Moinett671/
Manttey671/
Momther671/
Mountoy671/
Mountay671/
Mante'e671/
Mantess671/
Mantheh671/
Manthée671/
Mountaa671/
Mountit671/
Meunter671/
Montgai671/
Monthio671/
Montaãa671/
Montéga671/
Mmantee671/
Maanter671/
Mantihe671/
Montouy671/
Mauntey671/
Meunthe671/
Manhter671/
Manthed671/
Maanteh671/
Manteer670/
Mahntie670/
Mojnett670/
Montish670/

Monte Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Monte in the Hindi language
मोन्टीmonti80
मोन्टेmonte20
Monte in the Marathi language
िडमोन्तेidamonte50
िडमोन्टेidamonte14.29
मोन्टेmonte12.5
मॉन्टीनmontina12.5
मॉनटीmonati3.57
मोनतेmonate3.57
मॉन्टेmonte3.57
Monte in the Russian language
Монтеmonte-
Monte in the Arabic language
مونتmwnt-
مونتيmwnty-

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