Montes Surname
Approximately 474,787 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameMontes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 158,268 | 1:784 | 125 |
| Colombia | 65,579 | 1:728 | 147 |
| United States | 41,334 | 1:8,769 | 1,058 |
| Spain | 40,812 | 1:1,146 | 119 |
| Peru | 27,134 | 1:1,171 | 174 |
| Venezuela | 22,430 | 1:1,347 | 241 |
| Argentina | 22,105 | 1:1,934 | 249 |
| Philippines | 21,316 | 1:4,749 | 380 |
| Honduras | 10,344 | 1:852 | 188 |
| Puerto Rico | 9,793 | 1:363 | 79 |
| Brazil | 7,082 | 1:30,228 | 1,280 |
| Ecuador | 6,815 | 1:2,334 | 413 |
| El Salvador | 5,862 | 1:1,082 | 213 |
| Chile | 5,244 | 1:3,359 | 503 |
| Bolivia | 4,289 | 1:2,475 | 430 |
| Nicaragua | 3,760 | 1:1,601 | 293 |
| Dominican Republic | 3,651 | 1:2,858 | 371 |
| Costa Rica | 3,252 | 1:1,470 | 241 |
| Cuba | 2,967 | 1:3,884 | 494 |
| Guatemala | 2,435 | 1:6,605 | 836 |
| France | 1,977 | 1:33,598 | 4,091 |
| Panama | 1,637 | 1:2,390 | 344 |
| Angola | 1,578 | 1:17,103 | 2,033 |
| Uruguay | 1,095 | 1:3,134 | 374 |
| Portugal | 1,000 | 1:10,418 | 887 |
| Canada | 521 | 1:70,721 | 8,082 |
| Saudi Arabia | 477 | 1:64,687 | 9,689 |
| Italy | 267 | 1:229,051 | 31,661 |
| Paraguay | 223 | 1:32,452 | 1,090 |
| England | 188 | 1:296,373 | 22,665 |
| Haiti | 160 | 1:66,774 | 3,709 |
| Belgium | 127 | 1:90,525 | 14,046 |
| South Africa | 104 | 1:520,939 | 41,780 |
| Germany | 96 | 1:838,599 | 60,830 |
| Australia | 89 | 1:303,322 | 26,493 |
| Netherlands | 83 | 1:203,460 | 28,061 |
| Switzerland | 83 | 1:98,951 | 10,605 |
| Belize | 75 | 1:4,740 | 842 |
| Russia | 55 | 1:2,620,419 | 149,158 |
| Thailand | 53 | 1:1,332,799 | 187,598 |
| Indonesia | 45 | 1:2,938,871 | 165,726 |
| Andorra | 38 | 1:2,206 | 416 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| New Zealand | 26 | 1:174,166 | 18,836 |
| Sweden | 20 | 1:492,338 | 35,486 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 20 | 1:5,519 | 844 |
| Estonia | 19 | 1:69,569 | 12,771 |
| Ireland | 16 | 1:294,309 | 10,207 |
| Denmark | 16 | 1:352,795 | 24,706 |
| New Caledonia | 16 | 1:17,264 | 4,719 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 16 | 1:85,248 | 6,095 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| Taiwan | 9 | 1:2,604,972 | 16,335 |
| Belarus | 7 | 1:1,357,294 | 83,128 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Hong Kong | 7 | 1:1,047,926 | 4,985 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Serbia | 3 | 1:2,381,649 | 30,913 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Cape Verde | 2 | 1:264,821 | 5,214 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Grenada | 2 | 1:54,268 | 1,538 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Macau | 2 | 1:300,815 | 1,009 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 214 | 1:234,667 | 19,701 |
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.
Montes Demographics
Average Montes Salary in
United States
$37,487 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Montes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Montes Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Montes (Arabic: مونتس, Marathi: टेस, Russian: Монтес) occurs in Mexico more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Montês, Montés, Montès or Mõntes. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Montes? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,125th most frequent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 15,349 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Montes are found; 42 percent are found in North America and 33 percent are found in Hispano-North America. It is also the 226,593rd most numerous first name on earth, held by 1,220 people.
It is most numerous in Mexico, where it is borne by 158,268 people, or 1 in 784. In Mexico it is mostly found in: México, where 13 percent live, Jalisco, where 11 percent live and Mexico City, where 7 percent live. Not including Mexico Montes is found in 117 countries. It is also common in Colombia, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.
Montes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Montes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Montes last name grew 19,315 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 3,760 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Montes Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Montes last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.
In The United States Montes are 42.68% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.91% registered with 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
Montes Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Montes in the Marathi language | ||
| टेस | tesa | 50 |
| मॉन् | mon | 25 |
| तेस | tesa | 25 |
| Montes in the Russian language | ||
| Монтес | montes | - |
| Montes in the Arabic language | ||
| مونتس | mwnts | - |
| مونتيس | mwntys | - |
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Montes Reference & Research
Montes DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Montes FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Montes
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