Montesino Surname

31,294th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,065 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cuba
Highest density in:
Cuba

Montesino Surname User-submission:

Montesino is a Spanish surname. Derives from a topographical and habitational name for someone from Murcia, Spain or Alicante, Valencia, Spain.

It is also a Sephardic surname of Jewish origin.

Montesino Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cuba4,2511:2,711383
Colombia2,4421:19,5641,534
Argentina2,2311:19,1591,627
Venezuela1,5621:19,3371,415
United States1,2351:293,48927,195
Spain1,2261:38,1343,746
Philippines1,1331:89,35415,569
Dominican Republic8321:12,540969
Mexico8081:153,6224,692
Chile4971:35,4461,820
Peru2421:131,3397,425
Brazil1811:1,182,73140,970
El Salvador1621:39,1601,187
Ecuador721:220,9158,145
France631:1,054,329115,549
Honduras421:209,9152,303
Puerto Rico251:142,0061,869
Costa Rica171:281,1813,072
England71:7,959,723202,100
Nicaragua71:860,1564,655
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Belize21:177,7373,502
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Montesino (32) may also be a first name.

Montesino Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Montesino is a Spanish surname. Derives from a topographical and habitational name for someone from Murcia, Spain or Alicante, Valencia, Spain.

It is also a Sephardic surname of Jewish origin.

- mpiano22

Montesino Last Name Facts

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

The surname Montesino (Russian: Монтесино) is found in Cuba more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Montesino? popularity and diffusion

The last name Montesino is the 31,294th most commonly used surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 427,046 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Montesino live; 42 percent live in South America and 30 percent live in Hispano-Caribbean. Montesino is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 32 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Cuba, where it is borne by 4,251 people, or 1 in 2,711. In Cuba Montesino is most frequent in: Artemisa Province, where 25 percent live, Havana, where 19 percent live and Santiago de Cuba Province, where 18 percent live. Barring Cuba it occurs in 39 countries. It is also found in Colombia, where 14 percent live and Argentina, where 13 percent live.

Montesino Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Montesino has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Montesino last name grew 41,167 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Montesino Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Montesino surname are 14.93% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 68.16% being registered with the political party.

The amount Montesino earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 15.2% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,438 per year; in Colombia they earn 24.89% less than the national average, earning $17,052,400 COP per year and in United States they earn 12.24% less than the national average, earning $37,869 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Montesino Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Montesino in the Russian language
Монтесиноmontesino-

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