Montun Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Montun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Montun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Montun (23) may also be a first name.

Montun Last Name Facts

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

Montun (Hindi: मोन्तुन, Marathi: मॉनथुन) is found most in Nigeria. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Montun? popularity and diffusion

The last name Montun is the 5,213,395th most frequently occurring family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname Montun occurs predominantly in Africa, where 79 percent of Montun are found; 79 percent are found in West Africa and 79 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequent given name worldwide It is held by 23 people.

The last name Montun is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 16,103,887. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Cross River, where 100 percent are found. Beside Nigeria Montun exists in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 14 percent are found and Thailand, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Montun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Montun in the Marathi language
मॉनथुनmonathuna66.67
टुनtuna33.33
Montun in the Hindi language
मोन्तुनmontuna50
मोन्टुनmontuna50

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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 Montun
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