Monte Surname
Approximately 51,478 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 15,882 | 1:13,479 | 731 |
| Philippines | 11,077 | 1:9,139 | 843 |
| United States | 6,163 | 1:58,812 | 6,965 |
| Italy | 4,810 | 1:12,714 | 2,037 |
| Argentina | 4,325 | 1:9,883 | 945 |
| Spain | 1,281 | 1:36,497 | 3,616 |
| Portugal | 1,255 | 1:8,301 | 745 |
| Ecuador | 694 | 1:22,919 | 3,117 |
| Dominican Republic | 616 | 1:16,937 | 1,173 |
| France | 525 | 1:126,519 | 19,275 |
| Mexico | 472 | 1:262,979 | 6,312 |
| Saudi Arabia | 358 | 1:86,189 | 12,374 |
| Venezuela | 281 | 1:107,488 | 3,830 |
| Colombia | 276 | 1:173,094 | 4,640 |
| Kenya | 263 | 1:175,589 | 13,278 |
| Canada | 242 | 1:152,255 | 15,495 |
| Paraguay | 213 | 1:33,975 | 1,113 |
| Germany | 199 | 1:404,550 | 37,233 |
| Australia | 188 | 1:143,594 | 15,358 |
| England | 186 | 1:299,559 | 22,824 |
| Chile | 185 | 1:95,224 | 3,623 |
| Indonesia | 139 | 1:951,433 | 70,299 |
| India | 137 | 1:5,599,017 | 134,774 |
| Belgium | 124 | 1:92,715 | 14,331 |
| Netherlands | 121 | 1:139,563 | 21,355 |
| Nigeria | 100 | 1:1,771,428 | 64,453 |
| Panama | 98 | 1:39,921 | 2,114 |
| Cameroon | 97 | 1:214,114 | 21,748 |
| Switzerland | 83 | 1:98,951 | 10,605 |
| Russia | 66 | 1:2,183,683 | 132,197 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Peru | 62 | 1:512,647 | 14,327 |
| Thailand | 59 | 1:1,197,260 | 174,557 |
| Cuba | 58 | 1:198,668 | 4,225 |
| Ivory Coast | 57 | 1:404,758 | 13,812 |
| Curaçao | 56 | 1:2,808 | 60 |
| Haiti | 48 | 1:222,581 | 8,250 |
| Papua New Guinea | 45 | 1:181,194 | 25,163 |
| South Africa | 42 | 1:1,289,945 | 71,309 |
| Aruba | 37 | 1:2,797 | 396 |
| Nicaragua | 32 | 1:188,159 | 2,461 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 32 | 1:5,544 | 421 |
| Taiwan | 32 | 1:732,648 | 5,233 |
| Uruguay | 31 | 1:110,702 | 10,617 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Mozambique | 25 | 1:1,090,463 | 1,880 |
| Poland | 23 | 1:1,652,554 | 91,394 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Zambia | 17 | 1:932,348 | 29,315 |
| Benin | 16 | 1:645,975 | 38,126 |
| Puerto Rico | 16 | 1:221,884 | 2,323 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| United Arab Emirates | 15 | 1:610,818 | 23,687 |
| Cyprus | 14 | 1:63,205 | 6,078 |
| Guatemala | 14 | 1:1,148,762 | 5,372 |
| Bolivia | 10 | 1:1,061,643 | 4,908 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Kazakhstan | 7 | 1:2,526,071 | 102,287 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Belarus | 6 | 1:1,583,510 | 89,472 |
| Cape Verde | 6 | 1:88,274 | 2,986 |
| Honduras | 6 | 1:1,469,407 | 5,474 |
| Montenegro | 6 | 1:106,594 | 4,599 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| El Salvador | 5 | 1:1,268,778 | 4,375 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1:1,509,441 | 47,971 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Saint Martin | 1 | 1:35,156 | 229 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 32 | 1:761,730 | 34,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 207 | 1:242,602 | 20,235 |
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.
- deleted-173293Monte Demographics
Average Monte Salary in
United States
$43,465 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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 found most frequently in Brazil. It may appear as: Monté or Montè. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Monte? popularity and diffusion
The surname Monte is the 10,909th most frequently used surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 141,566 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Monte live; 43 percent live in South America and 31 percent live in Luso-South America. Monte is also the 23,333rd most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 37,720 people.
The last name Monte is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is carried by 15,882 people, or 1 in 13,479. In Brazil it is most frequent in: Ceará, where 22 percent live, São Paulo, where 19 percent live and Pernambuco, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Brazil this surname is found in 112 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.
Monte Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Monte has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Monte surname increased 2,977 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 581 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Monte Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Monte last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Monte are 1.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.57% registered with the political 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
Monte Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Monte in the Hindi language | ||
| मोन्टी | monti | 80 |
| मोन्टे | monte | 20 |
| Monte in the Marathi language | ||
| िडमोन्ते | idamonte | 50 |
| िडमोन्टे | idamonte | 14.29 |
| मोन्टे | monte | 12.5 |
| मॉन्टीन | montina | 12.5 |
| मॉनटी | monati | 3.57 |
| मोनते | monate | 3.57 |
| मॉन्टे | monte | 3.57 |
| Monte in the Russian language | ||
| Монте | monte | - |
| Monte in the Arabic language | ||
| مونت | mwnt | - |
| مونتي | mwnty | - |
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