Monteleone Surname

29,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,819 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Monteleone Surname User-submission:

The Monteleone surname means 'mountain lion'.

Monteleone Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy9,9051:6,174784
United States4,9111:73,8068,498
Argentina1,0991:38,8933,267
Australia5011:53,8846,628
Canada3241:113,72112,112
France3181:208,87632,465
Brazil2231:959,97534,174
Germany1771:454,83340,228
Switzerland1401:58,6647,379
Belgium541:212,90127,429
England321:1,741,18971,393
Venezuela291:1,041,52015,561
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
Uruguay151:228,78417,372
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210

The alternate forms: Montéléone (3) are calculated separately.

Monteleone (46) may also be a first name.

Monteleone Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Monteleone surname means 'mountain lion'.

- dannydevito67

Monteleone Last Name Facts

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

Monteleone is more commonly found in Italy than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Montéléone. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Monteleone? popularity and diffusion

The last name Monteleone is the 29,991st most widespread surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 408,976 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 60 percent of Monteleone reside; 56 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 56 percent reside in Italic Europe. Monteleone is also the 1,484,914th most commonly occurring forename internationally It is held by 46 people.

The surname Monteleone is most frequent in Italy, where it is held by 9,905 people, or 1 in 6,174. In Italy it is most common in: Sicily, where 26 percent are found, Calabria, where 23 percent are found and Apulia, where 16 percent are found. Barring Italy it occurs in 42 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent are found and Argentina, where 6 percent are found.

Monteleone Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Monteleone surname are 10.72% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.49% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Monteleone earn in different countries varies notably. In Italy they earn 0.25% less than the national average, earning €29,956 per year; in United States they earn 14.86% more than the national average, earning $49,561 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.49% more than the national average, earning $54,398 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Monteleon95280/
Montéléone933/
Montoleone90231/
Montaleone90231/
Montileone90211/
Monteleoni9064/
Momteleone903/
Manteleone903/
Monteleoneová871/
Monteleón841/
Montaleoni801/
Montéléon749/

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