Muntean Surname
Approximately 37,757 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameMuntean Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 25,699 | 1:781 | 100 |
| Moldova | 7,824 | 1:455 | 23 |
| United States | 1,518 | 1:238,774 | 22,855 |
| Spain | 1,279 | 1:36,554 | 3,623 |
| Canada | 227 | 1:162,315 | 16,369 |
| Germany | 207 | 1:388,915 | 36,309 |
| Transnistria | 162 | 1:2,930 | 459 |
| France | 126 | 1:527,164 | 72,630 |
| England | 126 | 1:442,207 | 29,452 |
| Portugal | 85 | 1:122,568 | 5,627 |
| Belgium | 83 | 1:138,514 | 19,805 |
| Austria | 61 | 1:139,597 | 18,914 |
| Italy | 58 | 1:1,054,426 | 71,176 |
| Serbia | 45 | 1:158,777 | 10,708 |
| Russia | 44 | 1:3,275,524 | 171,933 |
| Australia | 34 | 1:793,991 | 50,673 |
| Sweden | 33 | 1:298,387 | 20,789 |
| Greece | 18 | 1:615,544 | 71,673 |
| Netherlands | 16 | 1:1,055,448 | 66,951 |
| Denmark | 11 | 1:513,156 | 32,022 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Tajikistan | 4 | 1:2,096,673 | 7,416 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 1:294,959 | 8,690 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
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_maglanThis 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
Muntean (Russian: Мунтеан) is held by more people in Romania than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Munteán. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Muntean? popularity and diffusion
Muntean is the 14,757th most prevalent surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 193,012 people. The surname Muntean 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 prevalent first name in the world, borne by 22 people.
The surname Muntean is most frequently held in Romania, where it is carried by 25,699 people, or 1 in 781. In Romania Muntean is most prevalent in: Sibiu County, where 16 percent live, Hunedoara County, where 13 percent live and Alba County, where 11 percent live. Outside of Romania this surname exists in 58 countries. It is also found in Moldova, where 21 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.
Muntean Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Muntean last name are 0.26% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.97% being 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
Muntean Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Muntean in the Russian language | ||
| Мунтеан | muntean | - |
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