Montes Surname

1,125th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 474,787 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Puerto Rico

Montes Surname Definition:

Dweller in the mountains.

From the latin "mons, montis" - mountain. Hence of the mountains.

From village of Cubuérniga, Santander, and also found in Pontevedra and Cádiz. Name of village near Oviedo and Compostela. Derived from latin "mons" or "montis" - mountain or large hill.

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Montes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico158,2681:784125
Colombia65,5791:728147
United States41,3341:8,7691,058
Spain40,8121:1,146119
Peru27,1341:1,171174
Venezuela22,4301:1,347241
Argentina22,1051:1,934249
Philippines21,3161:4,749380
Honduras10,3441:852188
Puerto Rico9,7931:36379
Brazil7,0821:30,2281,280
Ecuador6,8151:2,334413
El Salvador5,8621:1,082213
Chile5,2441:3,359503
Bolivia4,2891:2,475430
Nicaragua3,7601:1,601293
Dominican Republic3,6511:2,858371
Costa Rica3,2521:1,470241
Cuba2,9671:3,884494
Guatemala2,4351:6,605836
France1,9771:33,5984,091
Panama1,6371:2,390344
Angola1,5781:17,1032,033
Uruguay1,0951:3,134374
Portugal1,0001:10,418887
Canada5211:70,7218,082
Saudi Arabia4771:64,6879,689
Italy2671:229,05131,661
Paraguay2231:32,4521,090
England1881:296,37322,665
Haiti1601:66,7743,709
Belgium1271:90,52514,046
South Africa1041:520,93941,780
Germany961:838,59960,830
Australia891:303,32226,493
Netherlands831:203,46028,061
Switzerland831:98,95110,605
Belize751:4,740842
Russia551:2,620,419149,158
Thailand531:1,332,799187,598
Indonesia451:2,938,871165,726
Andorra381:2,206416
Singapore301:183,5907,666
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
Sweden201:492,33835,486
United States Virgin Islands201:5,519844
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Denmark161:352,79524,706
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Trinidad and Tobago161:85,2486,095
India101:76,706,538639,611
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
China71:195,331,65210,124
Hong Kong71:1,047,9264,985
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Norway61:857,04855,549
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Malta41:107,5681,849
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Cape Verde21:264,8215,214
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Grenada21:54,2681,538
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Macau21:300,8151,009
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominica11:75,891912
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2141:234,66719,701

The alternate forms: Montês (39), Montés (26), Montès (10) & Mõntes (1) are calculated separately.

Montes (1,220) may also be a first name.

Montes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Dweller in the mountains.

From the latin "mons, montis" - mountain. Hence of the mountains.

From village of Cubuérniga, Santander, and also found in Pontevedra and Cádiz. Name of village near Oviedo and Compostela. Derived from latin "mons" or "montis" - mountain or large hill.

Castilian name very common throughout the Peninsula.

See Montañés, Montaño.

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

Montes Last Name Facts

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

Montes (Arabic: مونتس, Marathi: टेस, Russian: Монтес) is held by more people in Mexico than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Montês, Montés, Montès or Mõntes. Click here to see other possible spellings of Montes.

How Common Is The Last Name Montes? popularity and diffusion

Montes is the 1,125th most commonly used surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 15,349 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Montes reside; 42 percent reside in North America and 33 percent reside in Hispano-North America. It is also the 226,593rd most frequently used given name on earth, held by 1,220 people.

The last name Montes is most prevalent in Mexico, where it is held by 158,268 people, or 1 in 784. In Mexico it is mostly found in: México, where 13 percent are found, Jalisco, where 11 percent are found and Mexico City, where 7 percent are found. Not including Mexico it occurs in 117 countries. It also occurs in Colombia, where 14 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Montes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Montes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Montes last name rose 19,315 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 3,760 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Montes Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Montes surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Montes last name are 42.68% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.91% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Montes earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 5.7% less than the national average, earning €28,318 per year; in Peru they earn 3% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,803 per year; in South Africa they earn 330.41% more than the national average, earning R 1,022,820 per year; in Colombia they earn 10.39% less than the national average, earning $20,343,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 13.12% less than the national average, earning $37,487 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.34% less than the national average, earning $47,030 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Montês9439/
Montés9426/
Montès9410/
Mõntes941/
Montese92298/
Monteys92181/
Monties92176/
Monteis92115/
Monteus9240/
Mountes9238/
Montess9225/
Montest9220/
Monttes926/
Montees926/
Montesh924/
Monteas923/
Mosntes922/
Moontes921/
Montesc921/
Montesd921/
Montesp921/
Monthes921/
Muontes921/
Montges921/
Monte9151,478/
Montesse86105/
Montesce862/
Monteshe861/
Monthesh861/
D'Montes861/
Mounthes861/
Monteish860/
Montez8314,798/
Monter8311,659/
Monthe835,688/
Mantes834,969/
Montet833,077/
Montis832,744/
Montie831,051/
Montee83759/
Montey83422/
Monteu83332/
Montei83269/
Monteh83168/
Mounte83120/
Montje8349/
Montex8342/
Muntes8339/
Montea8336/
Montec8328/
Montge8320/
Montte8315/
Montée8315/
Momtes8313/
Monted8310/
Moonte837/
Montys837/
Montej835/
Montep832/
Mointe832/
Monnte831/
Mmonte831/
Mountesse801/
Montece772,138/
Mantese771,232/
Montois77717/
Mounter77711/
D'Monte77527/
Monthei77252/
Monteer77239/
Mountis77203/
Monthie77195/
Monteix77172/
Monther77140/
Monthey77140/
Montais77133/
Montheu77118/
Montech7785/
Muntges7741/
Monthet7738/
Mantesh7732/
Moontee7730/
Motente7728/
Montuis7726/
Montiez7717/
Manteus7716/
Montiea7714/
Moontep7712/
Montoys7711/
Mounthe7710/
Munteis7710/
Mountey778/
Monthee778/
Monthep777/
Mountie777/
Monteth774/
Mantejs774/
Monterz773/
Manthes773/
Monthez773/
Manteas773/
Monterr773/
Monteyt772/
Monteez772/
Monthea772/
Mountee772/
Mosente772/
Montiey772/
Manties771/
Monteet771/
Montice771/
Montise771/
Monttei771/
Montter771/
Monttez771/
Mountez771/
Munteas771/
Muntesh771/
Monnthe771/
Montgis771/
Mantess771/
Mounteh771/
Montejp771/
Montecz771/
Mointet771/
Montihe771/
Moonthe771/
Monteih770/
Montedh770/
Monnter770/
Montish770/
Monti7370,466/
Mante7321,802/
Monty737,779/
Monta737,551/
Monté73112/
Momte737/
Montá735/
Montè732/
Mounther71867/
Mounteer71471/
Mahantes71319/
Moinette7180/
Monthuis7129/
Munthesh7127/
Manthesh7124/
Monthois7118/
Moonthee7113/
Moonthep7110/
Monteeth717/
Mounthep715/
Motentje715/
Munthesp714/
Monteggi714/
Mounthey714/
Mountije714/
Manteshe713/
Mocenter712/
Monteiph712/
Monteich712/
Mantesse712/
Montaise712/
Montaãez712/
Monthuys712/
Mountheu712/
Manteese711/
Mosinter711/
Montetth711/
Munthees711/
D'Montee711/
Mahntesh711/
Motenter711/
Montahei711/
Montoise711/
Moonthea711/
Moonthed711/
Mantheus711/
Montioss710/
Mantey6719,172/
Montha674,178/
Manthe672,789/
Mantis672,239/
Mantei671,765/
Moonti671,625/
Mointi671,592/
Mantea671,509/
Montoy671,363/
Montay671,164/
Manter671,143/
Montuy671,087/
Montti67774/
Monthy67683/
Montai67522/
Montaa67477/
Mantje67474/
Mantez67462/
Maunte67431/
Montoi67321/
Mounta67315/
Mantie67312/
Moonta67241/
Monthi67226/
Mounty67207/
Mantej67168/
Mantee67157/
Mahantesh67122/
Montoa67120/
Mantec67115/
Mgante67114/
Mantep67107/
Mounti6790/
Montip6783/
Mannte6778/
Montic6778/
Mointy6760/
Montaj6759/
Muntis6758/
Mohnti6754/
Mantet6753/
Manteh6753/
Manteu6751/
Manted6739/
Monthé6735/
Maante6730/
Montiy6724/
Mohnty6724/
Montio6724/
Moonty6723/
Montyi6723/
Mointa6716/
Montheith6711/
Montty6710/
Montix678/
Mantge677/
Monhti677/
Montiz677/
Mantex676/
Montuj676/
Montii675/
Mantte675/
Momtez675/
Montéz675/
Monnty674/
Muntez673/
Montta673/
Muntés673/
Montyo672/
Momter672/
Montér672/
Mahnte671/
Maanthesh671/
Manhte671/
Mhante671/
Mhonty671/
Montit671/
Montoj671/
Mondti671/
Monhta671/
Hmante671/
Montêz671/
Mountisse671/
Monthj671/
Montét671/
Montóa671/
Momtee671/
Momtis671/
Móntez671/
Montui671/
MacIntest670/
Mounteith670/
Moonteeth670/

Montes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Montes in the Marathi language
टेसtesa50
मॉन्mon25
तेसtesa25
Montes in the Russian language
Монтесmontes-
Montes in the Arabic language
مونتسmwnts-
مونتيسmwntys-

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