Montiel Surname

2,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 254,773 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Paraguay

Montiel Surname Definition:

A village in Ciudad Real, Albacete meaning "small mountain."

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Montiel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico102,4291:1,212187
Venezuela51,0841:591118
Argentina21,4751:1,990255
Colombia20,8001:2,297433
Paraguay13,9301:520135
Spain9,2461:5,056624
United States9,1141:39,7694,894
Nicaragua6,0961:988206
Ecuador4,2341:3,757640
Chile4,2011:4,193580
Costa Rica3,2791:1,458239
Philippines1,8101:55,9339,360
Brazil1,4181:150,9695,783
Uruguay1,2131:2,829332
France8981:73,96710,359
El Salvador8381:7,570604
Cuba6271:18,3781,197
Honduras5891:14,968751
Guatemala3401:47,3022,216
Peru3211:99,0166,354
Panama1931:20,2711,366
Bolivia1661:63,9543,102
Canada1041:354,28532,012
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
Puerto Rico601:59,1691,243
Germany341:2,367,808122,173
England271:2,063,63279,942
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Italy171:3,597,452102,597
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
China31:455,773,85521,925
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Moñtiel (1) are calculated separately.

Montiel (448) may also be a first name.

Montiel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A village in Ciudad Real, Albacete meaning "small mountain."

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

User-submitted Reference

The Montiel surname originiates in Spain. It is the name of a town in a southern part of Spain called Campo De Montiel located in the province of Ciudad Real.

- nataliem

Montiel Last Name Facts

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

Montiel (Arabic: مونتيال) is found most frequently in Mexico. It may be found in the variant forms: Moñtiel. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Montiel? popularity and diffusion

Montiel is the 2,152nd most numerous surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 28,604 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Montiel reside; 47 percent reside in South America and 40 percent reside in Hispano-North America. Montiel is also the 404,611th most commonly used given name worldwide, held by 448 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Mexico, where it is borne by 102,429 people, or 1 in 1,212. In Mexico Montiel is primarily found in: México, where 20 percent live, Veracruz, where 13 percent live and Puebla, where 11 percent live. Aside from Mexico this surname exists in 74 countries. It also occurs in Venezuela, where 20 percent live and Argentina, where 8 percent live.

Montiel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Montiel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Montiel last name rose 455,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Montiel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Montiel last name are 42.75% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.98% registered with the political party.

The amount Montiel earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 10.03% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,330 per year; in Colombia they earn 25.71% less than the national average, earning $16,864,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 15.85% less than the national average, earning $36,311 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.63% less than the national average, earning $41,422 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Montiel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Montiel in the Arabic language
مونتيالmwntyal-
مونتيلmwntyl-

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