Munteanu Surname
Approximately 78,908 people bear this surname
Munteanu 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 SurnameMunteanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 60,041 | 1:334 | 20 |
| Moldova | 13,692 | 1:260 | 6 |
| Spain | 1,903 | 1:24,568 | 2,595 |
| United States | 513 | 1:706,548 | 55,809 |
| Italy | 463 | 1:132,088 | 21,268 |
| Canada | 348 | 1:105,878 | 11,408 |
| France | 292 | 1:227,475 | 35,284 |
| Germany | 272 | 1:295,976 | 30,536 |
| Belgium | 188 | 1:61,152 | 9,850 |
| England | 184 | 1:302,816 | 22,992 |
| Greece | 171 | 1:64,794 | 10,835 |
| Portugal | 142 | 1:73,368 | 3,778 |
| Sweden | 98 | 1:100,477 | 7,289 |
| Russia | 63 | 1:2,287,668 | 136,333 |
| Austria | 62 | 1:137,346 | 18,671 |
| Ireland | 53 | 1:88,848 | 5,029 |
| Denmark | 43 | 1:131,272 | 11,828 |
| Australia | 36 | 1:749,881 | 48,970 |
| Netherlands | 31 | 1:544,748 | 49,659 |
| Transnistria | 30 | 1:15,823 | 2,989 |
| Luxembourg | 30 | 1:19,351 | 4,315 |
| Hungary | 26 | 1:377,549 | 26,409 |
| United Arab Emirates | 22 | 1:416,467 | 23,075 |
| Switzerland | 21 | 1:391,091 | 29,271 |
| Poland | 19 | 1:2,000,460 | 98,816 |
| Czechia | 18 | 1:590,748 | 58,011 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Brazil | 14 | 1:15,291,024 | 280,658 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Norway | 12 | 1:428,524 | 37,411 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Ukraine | 8 | 1:5,690,337 | 241,823 |
| Turkey | 7 | 1:11,117,346 | 139,182 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Cambodia | 4 | 1:3,871,786 | 9,580 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Armenia | 3 | 1:976,727 | 13,552 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
The alternate forms: Muntéanu (1) are calculated separately.
Munteanu (24) may also be a first name.
Munteanu 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.
- deleted-173293Munteanu Demographics
Average Munteanu Salary in
United States
$48,431 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Munteanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Munteanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Munteanu (Russian: Мунтеану) is held by more people in Romania than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Muntéanu. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Munteanu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Munteanu is the 7,194th most frequent last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 92,355 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Munteanu reside; 94 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 93 percent reside in Romanian Europe. Munteanu is also the 2,187,323rd most widespread first name world-wide, held by 24 people.
The last name Munteanu is most widely held in Romania, where it is carried by 60,041 people, or 1 in 334. In Romania Munteanu is primarily found in: Bacău County, where 10 percent reside, Bucharest Municipality, where 9 percent reside and Galați County, where 8 percent reside. Beside Romania it exists in 69 countries. It is also found in Moldova, where 17 percent reside and Spain, where 2 percent reside.
Munteanu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Orthodox (80%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Munteanu surname are 4.72% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.49% registered with the party.
The amount Munteanu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 79.59% less than the national average, earning €6,129 per year; in Norway they earn 65.23% more than the national average, earning 571,845 kr per year; in United States they earn 12.24% more than the national average, earning $48,431 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.18% less than the national average, earning $42,636 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muntéanu | 96 | 1 | / |
| Munnteanu | 94 | 1 | / |
| Mounteanu | 94 | 1 | / |
| Muntenu | 93 | 10 | / |
| Mounteanou | 89 | 6 | / |
| Muntianu | 88 | 2,114 | / |
| Muntyanu | 88 | 1,795 | / |
| Muntangu | 88 | 109 | / |
| Monteanu | 88 | 18 | / |
| Mumteanu | 88 | 2 | / |
| Muntenau | 88 | 1 | / |
| Muntengu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Muntganu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Muntjanu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mountanou | 82 | 46 | / |
| Munthengu | 82 | 8 | / |
| Mountanus | 82 | 2 | / |
| Muntinu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Montanu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mountangou | 78 | 38 | / |
| Mountanous | 78 | 1 | / |
| Montanuy | 75 | 183 | / |
| Mumtyanu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Montanui | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mountainous | 74 | 45 | / |
| Moenthanu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Moentanou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Montinu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Montinou | 63 | 4 | / |
| Mountoungou | 63 | 2 | / |
| Monthinou | 59 | 1 | / |
| Montañó | 53 | 1 | / |
Munteanu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Munteanu in the Russian language | ||
| Мунтеану | munteanu | - |
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