Monton Surname

42,273rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,342 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Monton Surname Definition:

From Monathon (Manaccan) in Kerrier hundred; or perhaps rather from Monython in Cury; from bon-îthon, the furzy dwelling. There was a David de Monton.

Monton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines9,0961:11,1301,085
Spain2,0081:23,2832,490
United States4151:873,39566,215
Argentina1901:224,96518,484
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
France891:746,32392,306
Ivory Coast571:404,75813,812
England531:1,051,28451,324
Belgium441:261,28731,734
Canada391:944,75971,777
United Arab Emirates331:277,64519,302
Thailand301:2,354,612261,046
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Iran151:5,118,835123,814
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Guam11:160,1214,893
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:696,43933,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States681:738,51047,095

The alternate forms: Montón (63) & Montòn (1) are calculated separately.

Monton (752) may also be a first name.

Monton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Monathon (Manaccan) in Kerrier hundred; or perhaps rather from Monython in Cury; from bon-îthon, the furzy dwelling. There was a David de Monton.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Monton Last Name Facts

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

Monton (Hindi: मोंतों, Russian: Монтон) occurs most in The Philippines. It can also be rendered as a variant: Montón or Montòn. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Monton? popularity and diffusion

The surname Monton is the 42,273rd most commonly used family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 590,467 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 76 percent of Monton are found; 74 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 73 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Monton is also the 299,703rd most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 752 people.

The last name is most common in The Philippines, where it is carried by 9,096 people, or 1 in 11,130. In The Philippines Monton is most prevalent in: Calabarzon, where 23 percent reside, Caraga, where 9 percent reside and Western Visayas, where 9 percent reside. Barring The Philippines it exists in 50 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Monton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Monton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Monton surname grew 610 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 151 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Monton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Monton surname are 10.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Monton earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 58.94% more than the national average, earning $36,083,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.57% more than the national average, earning $47,709 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.52% less than the national average, earning $45,948 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Montón9463/
Montòn941/
Montone923,198/
Monthon921,064/
Montong92824/
Mounton92275/
Moonton92156/
Montgon9226/
Montuon924/
Montoon922/
Montond921/
Montoyn921/
Mohnton921/
Montojn921/
Montonh921/
Montton920/
Monthong861,800/
Moontong8610/
Mhontong865/
Hmontong864/
Montogne863/
Montoine862/
Mountoun862/
Mountong862/
Moontoon862/
Mounthon861/
Montgoin861/
Monthoun861/
Montonne861/
Mmontone861/
Moonthon861/
Moontone861/
Monthonn861/
Monhtong861/
Montgonn860/
Manton835,904/
Montan833,087/
Munton831,949/
Montán8328/
Montun8314/
Montom833/
Montão831/
Montàn831/
Moonthong8053/
Mounthong8018/
Mossenton8014/
Hmonthong802/
Mhonthong802/
Montane774,036/
Montant771,948/
Mantong771,329/
Montung77676/
Mantone77423/
Montang77380/
Monthan77225/
Muntong77184/
Mountan77127/
Maunton77105/
Muntone7790/
Montand7728/
Montanh7724/
Montank7716/
Mountom7714/
Mantoon7713/
Mantoen7712/
Moontun777/
Monthán776/
Moontan776/
Montunc775/
Monthom775/
Momntan773/
Montanc772/
Muntond772/
Mannton771/
Mantonn771/
Mantoun771/
Monthàn771/
Montoum771/
Momtone771/
Meunton771/
Monteun770/
Montagne7111,899/
Motintan7158/
Mountang7148/
Masinton7140/
Mhoontan7123/
Montaung7118/
Motentan7116/
Momthong715/
Mauntong715/
Montanhe714/
Montanne714/
Maantong714/
Mhontane714/
Moundtan714/
Mahanton713/
Moontung713/
Momtoung712/
Musenton712/
Moomtong712/
Moonthan712/
Mountane711/
Mantounk711/
Moynthan711/
Mantoing711/
Mantoune711/
Montasin711/
Mmantone711/
Montusin711/
Monthang711/
Monthung711/
Musntong711/
Mhuntong711/
Hmantoen711/
Monthank710/
Mountann710/
Mantan671,258/
Muntan67220/
Mantom67203/
Mantun6795/
Montum6762/
Moontasin6731/
Moomthong6729/
Muntun6726/
Montam6718/
Montañ6714/
MacHinton6712/
Montangne6711/
Montanova6710/
Mamton674/
Muntán673/
Montangue672/
Muntom672/
Montanque671/
Mantonová671/
Mussinton671/
Montaagne671/
Mounthaan671/
Mountã671/
Moussentoung671/
Moonthung671/
Meauntong671/
Mhuuntong671/
Hmeuntong671/

Monton Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Monton in the Hindi language
मोंतोंmontom-
Monton in the Russian language
Монтонmonton-

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