Montero Surname

1,224th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 433,682 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

Montero Surname Definition:

Originated in village of Carriedo, Santander, and popular in Navarre, Teruel, Cordoba, and Badajoz. Derived from Spanish "montis" and from latin "monte" - one in pursuit of game, therefore, a chase or hunt in the mountains.

Castilian name very common in the Peninsula.

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Montero Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain58,5131:79978
Mexico55,8681:2,222318
Dominican Republic48,0771:21743
Venezuela34,9851:863163
Colombia33,3371:1,433293
Philippines31,5641:3,207235
Cuba27,5031:41968
Costa Rica27,1251:17649
Bolivia21,1221:50396
Argentina20,8871:2,046266
Peru16,6031:1,914317
United States15,6791:23,1172,911
Ecuador11,8961:1,337239
Chile8,9141:1,976364
Panama7,7581:504104
Uruguay3,8011:90394
France1,9351:34,3274,183
Brazil1,2301:174,0446,705
India1,1741:653,37830,814
Honduras9281:9,500632
Belize5171:688145
Paraguay4741:15,267702
Canada4161:88,5719,779
Senegal4081:35,734690
Saudi Arabia3981:77,52710,981
Australia3141:85,9749,937
England3021:184,49716,523
Puerto Rico2531:14,032599
Germany2301:350,02433,964
Thailand1461:483,82484,756
Singapore1201:45,8981,743
Portugal1131:92,1974,545
Switzerland981:83,8059,470
Italy871:702,95059,950
Indonesia731:1,811,633116,472
Netherlands721:234,54430,714
Belgium631:182,48624,456
El Salvador611:103,9981,655
Russia581:2,484,880144,115
Sweden441:223,79015,522
Nicaragua431:140,0252,156
Benin341:303,98824,879
Andorra331:2,541482
Guatemala301:536,0895,091
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Cayman Islands251:2,556317
Ireland211:224,2358,707
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Norway211:244,87126,357
Gibraltar191:1,787420
Aruba181:5,749789
Pakistan171:10,508,46449,949
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
Iran131:5,906,348134,214
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Scotland91:594,86921,724
China71:195,331,65210,124
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Haiti71:1,526,27214,436
Dominica61:12,648426
Finland61:916,11741,832
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Oman41:921,9937,313
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Maldives31:134,7244,057
Monaco31:12,3552,088
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Anguilla21:6,718471
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Macau11:601,6301,582
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Malta11:430,2723,380
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Montserrat11:4,947471
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Martin11:35,156229
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
Guernsey21:16,3281,834
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

The alternate forms: Montéro (4), Monteró (1) & Móntéró (1) are calculated separately.

Montero (755) may also be a first name.

Montero Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Originated in village of Carriedo, Santander, and popular in Navarre, Teruel, Cordoba, and Badajoz. Derived from Spanish "montis" and from latin "monte" - one in pursuit of game, therefore, a chase or hunt in the mountains.

Castilian name very common in the Peninsula. Later in America.

See Montañés, Montaño, Montellero, Montes, Montoya.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Montero Last Name Facts

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

The last name Montero (Hindi: मोंटेरो, Marathi: मोन्टेरो, Russian: Монтеро) is most common in Spain. It may also appear as a variant: Montéro, Monteró or Móntéró. Click here for further possible spellings of Montero.

How Common Is The Last Name Montero? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,224th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 16,804 people. The surname Montero occurs mostly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Montero live; 35 percent live in South America and 18 percent live in Hispano-Caribbean. It is also the 299,029th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 755 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Spain, where it is held by 58,513 people, or 1 in 799. In Spain Montero is primarily concentrated in: Andalusia, where 24 percent are found, Madrid, where 20 percent are found and Catalonia, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Spain this surname occurs in 133 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 13 percent are found and The Dominican Republic, where 11 percent are found.

Montero Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Montero has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Montero last name increased 55,996 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 15,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Montero Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Montero last name is predominantly Orthodox (60%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Montero surname are 41.5% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 94.73% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Montero earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 71.31% less than the national average, earning €8,616 per year; in Norway they earn 38.53% less than the national average, earning 212,742 kr per year; in Peru they earn 5.74% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,498 per year; in Colombia they earn 10.63% less than the national average, earning $20,289,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 11.43% less than the national average, earning $38,216 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.88% more than the national average, earning $50,119 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Montéro954/
Monteró951/
Monteiro93911,769/
Monteros9311,969/
Montiero93815/
Monthero93304/
Monteyro93171/
Monterro9384/
Monntero9313/
Monttero938/
Monteuro937/
Monteïro936/
Mmontero935/
Montetro934/
Mointero934/
Monterou932/
Monteroz932/
Montergo932/
Montejro932/
Monterzo931/
Montesro931/
Monterop931/
Monteroy931/
Moontero931/
Monteroi931/
Montierro88376/
Monteiros8863/
Montheiro8856/
Montteiro8826/
Monterros8826/
Mmonteiro8814/
Monteirro8812/
Monterroz888/
Monteross886/
Monteireo886/
Monteitro886/
Monnteiro882/
Monteiroo882/
Momnteiro882/
Monteiroa882/
Monteirou882/
Monterroy881/
Monterrzo881/
Monthiero881/
Monnthero881/
Mointeiro881/
Monteirop881/
Moonteiro881/
Mounteiro881/
Monteirot881/
Monteroys880/
Montoro8618,247/
Montera864,326/
Mantero863,619/
Montiro86185/
Montaro86110/
Montyro8615/
Muntero8610/
Momtero869/
Montreo864/
Monterà861/
Móntéró861/
Montaheiro823/
Monteras801,609/
Mantiero80477/
Montoiro80285/
Monteira80224/
Montorro80205/
Manthero80192/
Manteiro80144/
Momteiro8055/
Montairo8027/
Monterra8019/
Montarro8014/
Montoroy8011/
Manntero8010/
Monteera8010/
Momthero807/
Monthoro806/
Mauntero806/
Montoroi806/
Montharo805/
Munteiro804/
Montiros803/
Muntiero803/
Moontaro802/
Montiera802/
Monteraz802/
Monteara801/
Munthero801/
Monntoro801/
Monteiró801/
Monteirô801/
Montereu801/
Monteyra801/
Montéiro801/
Munteros801/
Monthera801/
Montaroi801/
Mountaro801/
Monterrat75309/
Montereau75155/
Montherat7511/
Monteiras752/
Maunntero751/
Mantheiro751/
Momtheiro751/
Monterras751/
Montairou751/
Montetras751/
Montaïrou751/
Munteiroz751/
Mantoro711,723/
Montora71126/
Mantaro7186/
Mantera7180/
Montira7176/
Montara7124/
Muntera7110/
Monteyreau718/
Mantiro716/
Mountaïrou712/
Momtera711/
Mountairou711/
Monteyraud711/
Montherrat711/
Monteirrat711/
Mantarro67469/
Mantiera6730/
Mantharo6716/
Manteira6713/
Manthoro6711/
Mantirot6711/
Manthera6710/
Mantaroj679/
Montiras677/
Montirat677/
Manthiro675/
Manteera674/
Moontara674/
Mantiros673/
Monthira673/
Manteara672/
Montorra672/
Manntaro672/
Mantaroy672/
Mamthero671/
Manntoro671/
Mantairo671/
Monthora671/
Montirra671/
Manteras671/
'Mantoro671/

Montero Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Montero in the Hindi language
मोंटेरोmontero40
मोन्तेरोmontero40
मोन्टेरोmontero20
Montero in the Marathi language
मोन्टेरोmontero23.51
मॉन्टेरोmontero21.8
टेरोtero16.93
तेरोtero12.67
मोन्तेरोmontero7.8
मॉनटेरोmonatero2.68
मोनटेरोmonatero1.83
मोन्टीरोmontiro1.71
मॉन्तेरोmontero1.71
मॉंटेरोmontero1.46
मांटेरोmantero0.97
मॉन्टैरोmontairo0.49
मंतेरोmantero0.49
मोनटीरोmonatiro0.24
मन्टेरोmantero0.24
मॅान्ठेरोmeanthero0.24
मोतेरोmotero0.24
मोन्तेरॉmontero0.24
मनटेरोmanatero0.24
मॉनेटेरोmonetero0.24
मोन्टॅरोmontero0.24
मुनतेरुmunateru0.24
मोटेरोmotero0.24
मंथेरोmanthero0.24
मॉनतेरोmonatero0.24
Montero in the Russian language
Монтероmontero-

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