Montso Surname

249,873rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,588 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Montso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Montso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,2641:42,8625,478
Lesotho3031:6,7081,428
Congo131:383,7779,863
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

The alternate forms: Montšo (15) & Montsó (1) are calculated separately.

Montso (192) may also be a first name.

Montso Last Name Facts

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

The surname Montso (Georgian: მონცო) has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also be rendered as: Montšo or Montsó. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Montso? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 249,873rd most frequent last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 4,589,135 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Montso reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Montso is also the 655,603rd most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 192 people.

The surname is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,264 people, or 1 in 42,862. In South Africa Montso is most prevalent in: Free State, where 39 percent live, Gauteng, where 35 percent live and North West, where 14 percent live. Other than South Africa Montso exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 19 percent live and The Congo, where 1 percent live.

Montso Last Name Statistics demography

Montso earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 47.77% less than the national average, earning R 124,116 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Montšo9415/
Montsó941/
Montsho928,191/
Monts'o92357/
Montsoo9252/
Mont'so9233/
Monthso9217/
Mgontso9216/
Mountso927/
Montsuo921/
Montsioa86463/
Montsuoe8653/
Montsioe8610/
Montshoa8610/
Mountsou863/
Mgountso861/
Montsooj861/
Montssou861/
Mgontsho861/
Montsooe861/
Mantso83996/
Montsa8381/
Montco833/
Montjo832/
Monts'uoe8018/
Mont'suoe801/
Montshuoe801/
Montcho7715,377/
Mantsho771,872/
Montjoy77807/
Montsha77605/
Mantsos77241/
Mantsou77164/
Mants'o77148/
Momtsos7768/
Momtsou7741/
Mant'so7719/
Manthso7716/
Montjho7715/
Monthsa7713/
Montzho779/
Mantsoi779/
Montjou776/
Montsia775/
Mantsuo772/
Mantsio771/
Montjoi771/
Man'tso771/
Monthco771/
Mantsoo771/
Mountsa771/
Mantsso771/
Monzo738,312/
Monco731,015/
Mountjoy712,641/
Mantsios71275/
Momtsios7169/
Montchou7127/
Mountzos7126/
Montsheu712/
Mantshoa712/
Mountcho711/
Mountseu711/
Moumtsop711/
Moumtsou711/
Montchoi711/
Monntcho711/
Montjoux711/
Mantshho711/
Mantsioa711/
Mgantsho711/
Matyntso711/
Mountjou710/
Mountzoy710/
Moncho678,007/
Monzoi67794/
Montja67720/
Mondzo67626/
Monzoy67307/
Mantsa67248/
Moncoľ67232/
Moncio6752/
Mamtso6746/
Muonzo6734/
Monzou6729/
Moinzo6725/
Monzzo6716/
Mantjo6711/
Mantxo678/
Mantšo676/
Monnco675/
Mounzo675/
Mantzo674/
Moonzo674/
Moncou673/
Moncoy673/
Momtzo673/
Mountchou672/
Mancso671/
Moncoa671/
Mandso671/
Monzoh671/

Montso Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Montso in the Georgian language
მონცოmontso-

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Footnotes

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