Mosteanu Surname

433,161st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 794 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Mosteanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mosteanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania7451:26,9503,434
Austria151:567,69652,281
Belgium121:958,05473,966
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England51:11,143,612252,590
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

The alternate forms: Moşteanu (141) & Moșteanu (6) are calculated separately.

Mosteanu Last Name Facts

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

Mosteanu is found in Romania more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Moşteanu or Moșteanu. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mosteanu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 433,161st most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 9,178,269 people. The surname Mosteanu is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Mosteanu are found; 94 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 94 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

Mosteanu is most frequently held in Romania, where it is held by 745 people, or 1 in 26,950. In Romania it is most prevalent in: Vâlcea County, where 25 percent reside, Bucharest Municipality, where 15 percent reside and Olt County, where 13 percent reside. Besides Romania this last name exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 2 percent reside and Belgium, where 2 percent reside.

Mosteanu Last Name Statistics demography

Mosteanu earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.15% more than the national average, earning $52,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moşteanu96141/
Moșteanu966/
Musteanu8811/
Motanu8651/
Motenu8630/
Moustanou821/
Motangu8063/
Mustanu8053/
Mastanu8047/
Motenui804/
Motaunu802/
Mottanu801/
Mothanu801/
Motengu801/
Motanau801/
Motoianu75107/
Mateianu7535/
Motangou7529/
Mothengu7511/
Motaianu755/
Mustainu755/
Masthanu754/
Mastaanu751/
Mastanau751/
Moteneux751/
Motaungu751/
Moutangou71891/
Matanu71284/
Motinu7146/
Moutengou7123/
Matenu7112/
Mustahanu711/
Motangouh711/
Moutagnou710/
Matengu675,146/
Mastinu671,344/
Matangu67390/
Matanud6725/
Matenus679/
Mathanu678/
Matanui678/
Motounu676/
Matanou675/
Matannu673/
Maatanu673/
Matenou672/
Mataanu672/
Matanhu672/
Mustinu671/
Matenau671/
Matainu671/
Motingu671/
Mustetnuss670/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Mosteanu
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