Montealegre Surname
Approximately 25,270 people bear this surname
Montealegre Surname User-submission:
The Montealegre surname means 'happy mountain' in Spanish.
Montealegre Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 14,337 | 1:3,332 | 572 |
| Philippines | 4,363 | 1:23,204 | 3,043 |
| Mexico | 1,881 | 1:65,989 | 3,033 |
| Spain | 1,038 | 1:45,040 | 4,271 |
| United States | 849 | 1:426,925 | 36,911 |
| Costa Rica | 460 | 1:10,391 | 512 |
| Nicaragua | 378 | 1:15,929 | 889 |
| Bolivia | 377 | 1:28,160 | 1,984 |
| Ecuador | 366 | 1:43,459 | 4,446 |
| Chile | 306 | 1:57,570 | 2,489 |
| Guatemala | 258 | 1:62,336 | 2,441 |
| Venezuela | 135 | 1:223,734 | 5,799 |
| Peru | 130 | 1:244,493 | 10,200 |
| Dominican Republic | 100 | 1:104,329 | 4,466 |
| Argentina | 84 | 1:508,850 | 37,434 |
| Canada | 59 | 1:624,502 | 51,218 |
| Brazil | 28 | 1:7,645,512 | 174,288 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Austria | 15 | 1:567,696 | 52,281 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| Panama | 13 | 1:300,943 | 7,078 |
| United Arab Emirates | 10 | 1:916,227 | 36,116 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Honduras | 9 | 1:979,605 | 4,574 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 6 | 1:9,097 | 939 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| El Salvador | 3 | 1:2,114,629 | 5,401 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Montealegre Surname Meaning
Montealegre Demographics
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Montealegre Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Montealegre Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Montealegre is more commonly found in Colombia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Montealegre click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Montealegre? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 21,551st most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 288,387 people. The last name Montealegre is predominantly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Montealegre are found; 62 percent are found in South America and 57 percent are found in Caribbean South America.
This surname is most widespread in Colombia, where it is borne by 14,337 people, or 1 in 3,332. In Colombia Montealegre is primarily concentrated in: Capital District, where 24 percent are found, Tolima Department, where 21 percent are found and Huila Department, where 19 percent are found. Other than Colombia this last name occurs in 41 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 17 percent are found and Mexico, where 7 percent are found.
Montealegre Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Montealegre has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Montealegre surname expanded 12,129 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Montealegre Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Montealegre last name are 41.28% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 94.51% registered with the political party.
The amount Montealegre earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 10.08% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,431 per year; in Colombia they earn 4.99% more than the national average, earning $23,834,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.34% more than the national average, earning $47,609 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.12% more than the national average, earning $53,221 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monteallegre | 96 | 12 | / |
| Montealegrre | 96 | 3 | / |
| Montealeagre | 96 | 3 | / |
| Monttealegre | 96 | 1 | / |
| Montealegres | 96 | 1 | / |
| Montealegree | 96 | 1 | / |
| Montealegere | 96 | 1 | / |
| Montalegre | 95 | 100 | / |
| Montealgre | 95 | 62 | / |
| Montelegre | 95 | 40 | / |
| Montialegre | 91 | 68 | / |
| Monteleagre | 91 | 21 | / |
| Montealegra | 91 | 7 | / |
| Montelaegre | 91 | 5 | / |
| Montealagre | 91 | 5 | / |
| Montealigre | 91 | 4 | / |
| Montealgere | 91 | 2 | / |
| Montalgre | 90 | 1 | / |
| Montelagre | 86 | 9 | / |
| Montelegri | 86 | 6 | / |
| Montalègre | 86 | 1 | / |
| Montalagre | 86 | 1 | / |
| Montallgre | 86 | 1 | / |
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