Montealegre Surname

21,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,270 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Montealegre Surname User-submission:

The Montealegre surname means 'happy mountain' in Spanish.

Montealegre Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia14,3371:3,332572
Philippines4,3631:23,2043,043
Mexico1,8811:65,9893,033
Spain1,0381:45,0404,271
United States8491:426,92536,911
Costa Rica4601:10,391512
Nicaragua3781:15,929889
Bolivia3771:28,1601,984
Ecuador3661:43,4594,446
Chile3061:57,5702,489
Guatemala2581:62,3362,441
Venezuela1351:223,7345,799
Peru1301:244,49310,200
Dominican Republic1001:104,3294,466
Argentina841:508,85037,434
Canada591:624,50251,218
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
England161:3,482,379114,324
Austria151:567,69652,281
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Panama131:300,9437,078
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Honduras91:979,6054,574
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
Malta41:107,5681,849
El Salvador31:2,114,6295,401
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
France11:66,422,722504,397
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Montealegre Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Montealegre surname means 'happy mountain' in Spanish.

- romann1234

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.

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