Muntean Surname

14,757th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37,757 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Moldova

Muntean Surname User-submission:

The surname means 'the one from the mountain(s)'or 'descendant of the one who comes from the mountain(s)'. However it could also mean 'one who comes from Muntenia' or 'descendant of one who comes from Muntenia'. In this second interpretation Muntenia is a region in the Central South area of Romania in the eastern part of the historical province of Wallachia.

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Muntean Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania25,6991:781100
Moldova7,8241:45523
United States1,5181:238,77422,855
Spain1,2791:36,5543,623
Canada2271:162,31516,369
Germany2071:388,91536,309
Transnistria1621:2,930459
France1261:527,16472,630
England1261:442,20729,452
Portugal851:122,5685,627
Belgium831:138,51419,805
Austria611:139,59718,914
Italy581:1,054,42671,176
Serbia451:158,77710,708
Russia441:3,275,524171,933
Australia341:793,99150,673
Sweden331:298,38720,789
Greece181:615,54471,673
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Norway101:514,22941,629
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
China21:683,660,78330,601
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

The alternate forms: Munteán (13) are calculated separately.

Muntean (22) may also be a first name.

Muntean Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname means 'the one from the mountain(s)'or 'descendant of the one who comes from the mountain(s)'. However it could also mean 'one who comes from Muntenia' or 'descendant of one who comes from Muntenia'. In this second interpretation Muntenia is a region in the Central South area of Romania in the eastern part of the historical province of Wallachia. The surname features the suffix, -eanu, which is usually used in Romanian surnames to indicate where a family comes from.

- rares_maglan

This is a Romanian surname, meaning 1. 'at a mountain'; or 2. 'at Muntenia', a region in Southern Romania.

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Muntean Last Name Facts

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

The surname Muntean (Russian: Мунтеан) occurs most in Romania. It may be found as a variant: Munteán. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muntean? popularity and diffusion

Muntean is the 14,757th most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 193,012 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Muntean are found; 89 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 89 percent are found in Romanian Europe. Muntean is also the 2,301,746th most common first name internationally It is held by 22 people.

This last name is most frequent in Romania, where it is held by 25,699 people, or 1 in 781. In Romania it is mostly concentrated in: Sibiu County, where 16 percent are found, Hunedoara County, where 13 percent are found and Alba County, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Romania Muntean exists in 58 countries. It also occurs in Moldova, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Muntean Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Muntean surname are 0.26% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.97% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Muntean earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 76.61% less than the national average, earning €7,025 per year; in South Africa they earn 265.92% more than the national average, earning R 869,556 per year; in United States they earn 4.62% more than the national average, earning $45,144 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.1% less than the national average, earning $48,144 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Munteán9513/
Munteang932/
Mountean932/
Munteann932/
Muntan92220/
Munteyian889/
Muntian866,305/
Muntyan866,020/
Muntane86952/
Montean86147/
Mountan86127/
Muntain86104/
Muntang8649/
Munthan869/
Muntaan868/
Muntjan868/
Muntaen863/
Munthen862/
Muntien862/
Munteam861/
Muntein861/
Hmuntan861/
Munteanova823/
Munteanová823/
Mountain8011,096/
Montjean80443/
Mhuntane8078/
Mountian8061/
Mountang8048/
Munthian8043/
Monthean8021/
Muntijan8020/
Muntiyan8010/
Mountein808/
Muntasin805/
Moontean805/
Munthene804/
Moundtan804/
Muntayen804/
Munthaen803/
Maunthan802/
Muntahan802/
Mountane801/
Muntajin801/
Montejan801/
Mauntane801/
Montiean801/
Muntasen801/
Muntiang801/
Muntjane801/
Munhtanh801/
Mountaen800/
Mauntain800/
Mountann800/
Montan773,087/
Muntam7740/
Mumtan7710/
Munťan774/
Muntán773/
Muntiatin7520/
Munthiang7516/
Munthayen759/
Muntanova754/
Munthasin752/
Munthesen752/
Mounthaan751/
Muntasing751/
Mutentene751/
Muntaheen751/
Muntaseng751/
Monteon712,499/
Mountangue71674/
Montian71228/
Monthan71225/
Muntyán71222/
Montain71204/
Muntyanova71194/
Muntham71176/
Muntion7196/
Muntaam7138/
Monthen7135/
Montyan7129/
Montanh7124/
Muntine7115/
Monteón7114/
Monteyn716/
Montjan716/
Moontan716/
Munthin715/
Minhtan713/
Montein713/
Munthachin712/
Mumtaan711/
Mountainht711/
Montayn711/
Montéan711/
Mumtyan711/
Muntión711/
Muntinh711/
Mumthan711/
Mountam710/
Monteun710/
Monthian671,258/
Muntajim67105/
Montayan6777/
Muntasim6727/
Montoyan6724/
Mhoontan6723/
Montoian6717/
Monthien6713/
Muntiyam678/
Montajan677/
Monthein675/
Monthain675/
Muntejim674/
Muntijam674/
Monthéan672/
Mumtajan672/
Montyjan672/
Mountoun672/
Moonthan672/
Moontain671/
Mountainová671/
Mountion671/
Mountaim671/
Mountine671/
Moumtane671/
Meumtane671/
Montheen671/
Muntesim671/
Monntain670/
Montajen670/
Montayen670/

Muntean Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Muntean in the Russian language
Мунтеанmuntean-

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