Montefiore Surname

401,796th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 874 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Montefiore Surname Definition:

Italian, meaning 'flower hill'.

Montefiore Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy4331:141,23922,394
Australia1461:184,90218,557
Argentina611:700,71248,077
United States551:6,590,162310,708
France401:1,660,568152,033
Israel391:219,42720,804
Singapore261:211,83510,313
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
England221:2,532,63991,802
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589

Montefiore (13) may also be a first name.

Montefiore Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Italian, meaning 'flower hill'.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Italian) One who came from Montefiore (flower mountain), in Italy.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Of recent settlement here from Italy. The name is local, from monte, a hill, and fiore, a flower or blossom-"the blooming hill."

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Montefiore Last Name Facts

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

The last name Montefiore (Russian: Монтефиоре) is borne by more people in Italy than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Montefiore? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 401,796th most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 8,338,153 people. The surname Montefiore is primarily found in Europe, where 58 percent of Montefiore reside; 50 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 50 percent reside in Italic Europe. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequent first name on earth, borne by 13 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Italy, where it is held by 433 people, or 1 in 141,239. In Italy it is mostly concentrated in: Abruzzo, where 46 percent reside, Lazio, where 31 percent reside and Apulia, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Italy this surname exists in 20 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 17 percent reside and Argentina, where 7 percent reside.

Montefiore Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Montefiore has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name contracted 8 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Montefiore Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Montefiore last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80% being registered with the party.

The amount Montefiore earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 8.64% more than the national average, earning €32,625 per year; in United States they earn 19.86% less than the national average, earning $34,581 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.38% less than the national average, earning $48,502 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Montefiore Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Montefiore in the Russian language
Монтефиореmontefiore-

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