Montezuma Surname

24,667th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,896 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Panama
Highest density in:
Panama

Montezuma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Montezuma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Panama14,1821:27652
Venezuela2,6301:11,4841,034
Guatemala1,5441:10,4161,114
Brazil7641:280,20210,800
Colombia7541:63,3612,911
Ecuador7191:22,1223,029
Costa Rica5541:8,628478
United States3231:1,122,16480,931
Portugal1601:65,1143,431
Peru1131:281,27510,931
Spain421:1,113,14439,565
Mauritius331:39,1947,252
Haiti251:427,35610,652
Belgium191:605,08754,956
England71:7,959,723202,100
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Montezuma (66) may also be a first name.

Montezuma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Montezuma (Russian: Монтезума) occurs most in Panama. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Montezuma? popularity and diffusion

The surname Montezuma is the 24,667th most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 332,825 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Montezuma reside; 74 percent reside in Central America and 74 percent reside in Hispano-Central America. Montezuma is also the 1,201,840th most frequently held forename internationally, held by 66 people.

The last name Montezuma is most frequently used in Panama, where it is borne by 14,182 people, or 1 in 276. In Panama Montezuma is most common in: Ngäbe-Buglé, where 70 percent live, Chiriquí Province, where 17 percent live and Bocas del Toro Province, where 7 percent live. Beside Panama it exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in Venezuela, where 12 percent live and Guatemala, where 7 percent live.

Montezuma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Montezuma has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Montezuma surname grew 32,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Montezuma Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Montezuma are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Montezuma earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 69.98% more than the national average, earning S/. 32,951 per year; in Colombia they earn 1.77% less than the national average, earning $22,301,700 COP per year and in United States they earn 26.34% less than the national average, earning $31,782 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Montezuma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Montezuma in the Russian language
Монтезумаmontezuma-

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Montezuma Reference & Research

Moctezuma 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

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Montezuma
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