Montez Surname

35,682nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,798 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Portugal

Montez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Montez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,8381:33,4434,179
Portugal1,2741:8,178737
Mexico7851:158,1234,758
Brazil3411:627,78423,288
Honduras3371:26,162927
Colombia2921:163,6104,523
Venezuela2111:143,1474,505
Argentina811:527,69638,577
Ecuador781:203,9217,896
Peru761:418,21213,084
Philippines661:1,533,912105,821
Nicaragua661:91,2291,815
France651:1,021,888113,182
El Salvador491:129,4671,781
Canada471:783,94961,790
England381:1,466,26563,675
Belize231:15,4551,591
Panama221:177,8305,396
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Guatemala131:1,237,1285,444
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
India81:95,883,173728,828
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1301:386,29828,876

The alternate forms: Montéz (5), Montêz (1) & Móntez (1) are calculated separately.

Montez (2,089) may also be a first name.

Montez Last Name Facts

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

The surname Montez has its highest incidence in The United States. It may appear in the variant forms: Montéz, Montêz or Móntez. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Montez? popularity and diffusion

The last name Montez is the 35,682nd most commonly used surname globally It is held by around 1 in 492,468 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Montez live; 79 percent live in North America and 73 percent live in Anglo-North America. Montez is also the 164,708th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world It is held by 2,089 people.

Montez is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 10,838 people, or 1 in 33,443. In The United States Montez is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 38 percent live, California, where 25 percent live and Colorado, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 55 countries. It is also found in Portugal, where 9 percent live and Mexico, where 5 percent live.

Montez Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Montez has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Montez last name rose 8,337 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Montez Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Montez are 42.45% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.68% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Montez earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 54.32% less than the national average, earning S/. 8,856 per year; in Colombia they earn 10.8% more than the national average, earning $25,154,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 17.42% less than the national average, earning $35,632 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.3% less than the national average, earning $36,614 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Montéz945/
Montêz941/
Móntez941/
Montiez9217/
Monterz923/
Monthez923/
Monteez922/
Monttez921/
Mountez921/
Montecz921/
Monte9151,478/
Montaãez862/
Montes83474,787/
Monter8311,659/
Monthe835,688/
Montet833,077/
Montie831,051/
Montee83759/
Mantez83462/
Montey83422/
Monteu83332/
Montei83269/
Monteh83168/
Mounte83120/
Montje8349/
Montex8342/
Montea8336/
Montec8328/
Montge8320/
Montte8315/
Montée8315/
Monted8310/
Moonte837/
Montiz837/
Montej835/
Momtez835/
Muntez833/
Montep832/
Mointe832/
Monnte831/
Mmonte831/
Montece772,138/
Mounter77711/
D'Monte77527/
Montese77298/
Monthei77252/
Monteer77239/
Monthie77195/
Monteys77181/
Monties77176/
Monteix77172/
Monther77140/
Monthey77140/
Montheu77118/
Monteis77115/
Montech7785/
Montaiz7753/
Monteus7740/
Mountes7738/
Monthet7738/
Moontee7730/
Motente7728/
Montess7725/
Montest7720/
Montiea7714/
Moontep7712/
Mounthe7710/
Mountey778/
Monthee778/
Monthep777/
Mountie777/
Monttes776/
Montees776/
Monteth774/
Montesh774/
Monteas773/
Monterr773/
Monteyt772/
Monthea772/
Mountee772/
Mosntes772/
Mosente772/
Montiey772/
Monteet771/
Montice771/
Montise771/
Monttei771/
Montter771/
Montuyz771/
Moontes771/
Monnthe771/
Mounteh771/
Montejp771/
Montecs771/
Montesc771/
Montesd771/
Montesp771/
Monthes771/
Muontes771/
Mointet771/
Montihe771/
Moonthe771/
Montges771/
Monteih770/
Montedh770/
Monnter770/
Monti7370,466/
Mante7321,802/
Monty737,779/
Monta737,551/
Monté73112/
Momte737/
Montá735/
Montè732/
Mounther71867/
Mounteer71471/
Montesse71105/
Moinette7180/
Moonthee7113/
Moonthep7110/
Monteeth717/
Mounthep715/
Motentje715/
Monteggi714/
Mounthey714/
Mountije714/
Mocenter712/
Monteiph712/
Matintez712/
Monteich712/
Montaise712/
Montesce712/
Mountheu712/
Mosinter711/
Monteshe711/
Montetth711/
Monthesh711/
D'Montee711/
Motenter711/
Montahei711/
Montoise711/
D'Montes711/
Moonthea711/
Moonthed711/
Mounthes711/
Montauyz710/
Monteish710/
Mantey6719,172/
Mantes674,969/
Montha674,178/
Manthe672,789/
Montis672,744/
Mantei671,765/
Moonti671,625/
Mointi671,592/
Mantea671,509/
Montoy671,363/
Montay671,164/
Manter671,143/
Montuy671,087/
Montti67774/
Monthy67683/
Montai67522/
Montaa67477/
Mantje67474/
Maunte67431/
Montoi67321/
Mounta67315/
Mantie67312/
Moonta67241/
Monthi67226/
Mounty67207/
Mantej67168/
Mantee67157/
Montoa67120/
Mantec67115/
Mgante67114/
Mantep67107/
Mounti6790/
Montip6783/
Mannte6778/
Montic6778/
Mointy6760/
Montaj6759/
Mohnti6754/
Mantet6753/
Manteh6753/
Manteu6751/
Manted6739/
Muntes6739/
Montês6739/
Monthé6735/
Maante6730/
Montés6726/
Montiy6724/
Mohnty6724/
Montio6724/
Moonty6723/
Montyi6723/
Mointa6716/
Momtes6713/
Montheith6711/
Montty6710/
Montès6710/
Montix678/
Mantge677/
Monhti677/
Montys677/
Mantex676/
Montuj676/
Montii675/
Mantte675/
Mantiz674/
Montić674/
Monnty674/
Montta673/
Montyo672/
Momter672/
Montér672/
Mahnte671/
Manhte671/
Mhante671/
Mhonty671/
Montit671/
Montoj671/
Mumtez671/
Mondti671/
Monhta671/
Hmante671/
Muntiz671/
Mountesse671/
Mountisse671/
Monthj671/
Montét671/
Montóa671/
Momtee671/
Mõntes671/
Montui671/
Mounteith670/
Moonteeth670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Montez
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