Montsi Surname

237,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,687 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Montsi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Montsi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa9141:59,2757,489
Lesotho7171:2,835450
Botswana501:43,7398,388
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Montši (64) are calculated separately.

Montsi (437) may also be a first name.

Montsi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Montsi is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Montši. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Montsi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Montsi is the 237,827th most widely held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 4,319,826 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Montsi live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 410,164th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 437 people.

The surname Montsi is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 914 people, or 1 in 59,275. In South Africa Montsi is most numerous in: Free State, where 47 percent live, Gauteng, where 20 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 14 percent live. Barring South Africa this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 43 percent live and Botswana, where 3 percent live.

Montsi Last Name Statistics demography

Montsi earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 23.14% less than the national average, earning R 182,640 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Montši9464/
Monts'i92616/
Montshi92272/
Mont'si9293/
Mgontsi9246/
Montsie925/
Mountsi922/
Mointsi921/
Montsei921/
Montsioa86463/
Mountsis864/
Montsiua862/
Montsuit861/
Mointsis861/
Montshio861/
Montshui861/
Montsier861/
Mantsi831,032/
Montse83899/
Montsa8381/
Montzi8352/
Montji8329/
Muntsi835/
Momtsi832/
Mondsi831/
Montsy831/
Montshioa80893/
Mountsier8069/
Montser77736/
Montsha77605/
Mantshi77488/
Mantsie77259/
Mantsis7781/
Montjai7778/
Montshe7741/
Mantsai7731/
Monts'e7728/
Montchi7728/
Monthsa7713/
Mantsoi779/
Mant'si775/
Mants'i775/
Mont'se774/
'Mantsi773/
Mantsui773/
Mondshi772/
Muntshi772/
Mmantsi772/
Montjoi771/
Montgis771/
Masntsi771/
Manntsi771/
Moumtsi771/
Montset771/
Montzie771/
Mantsei771/
Manthsi771/
Mgantsi771/
Mmontse771/
Montsje771/
Montges771/
Mountsa771/
Monzi7310,747/
Monci73120/
Monçi7310/
Monči731/
Mahuntsi71202/
Matentsi71163/
Montsech7172/
Muintshi7134/
Mmantsie7128/
Mantsiee7118/
'Mants'i7113/
Montshoa7110/
Montsser719/
Mosintji715/
Montchai714/
Masentsi714/
Mahantsi713/
Mountser712/
Montchio712/
Moumtsis712/
Montsheu712/
Montcith711/
Mantsich711/
Mountchi711/
Mountseu711/
Mountzis711/
Montchoi711/
Montchui711/
Montsooj711/
'Mant'si711/
Mantshie711/
Mantsioa711/
Muntshii711/
Montseer711/
Mountsey710/
Monntsze710/
Mantse671,159/
Monchi67801/
Monzoi67794/
Matentshi67546/
Monzie67458/
Mantsa67248/
Mantji67244/
Monzai67208/
Mamtsi67141/
Montje6749/
Mmonzi6741/
Mancsi6741/
Monnzi6734/
Mončys6725/
Moncai6724/
Montge6720/
Mountseer6715/
Mantzi6710/
Montscher678/
Mhonzi676/
Mounci675/
Moncie673/
Mondzi673/
Matentsie673/
Mantgi672/
Mounzi672/
Moinzi672/
Mahantshi672/
Matintshi672/
Montjuich671/
Monzih671/
Munsci671/
Muonzi671/
Monzhi671/
Moncei671/
Mantsé671/
Moncui671/
Montze671/
Montše671/
Monzei671/
Monzui671/
Moonzi671/
Máncsi671/
Mandsi671/
Mantshioa671/
Mondse670/
Monzzi670/
Muntsy670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Montsi
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