Munteanu Surname

7,194th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78,908 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Moldova

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.

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Munteanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania60,0411:33420
Moldova13,6921:2606
Spain1,9031:24,5682,595
United States5131:706,54855,809
Italy4631:132,08821,268
Canada3481:105,87811,408
France2921:227,47535,284
Germany2721:295,97630,536
Belgium1881:61,1529,850
England1841:302,81622,992
Greece1711:64,79410,835
Portugal1421:73,3683,778
Sweden981:100,4777,289
Russia631:2,287,668136,333
Austria621:137,34618,671
Ireland531:88,8485,029
Denmark431:131,27211,828
Australia361:749,88148,970
Netherlands311:544,74849,659
Transnistria301:15,8232,989
Luxembourg301:19,3514,315
Hungary261:377,54926,409
United Arab Emirates221:416,46723,075
Switzerland211:391,09129,271
Poland191:2,000,46098,816
Czechia181:590,74858,011
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Norway121:428,52437,411
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Turkey71:11,117,346139,182
Wales61:515,75523,171
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Cambodia41:3,871,7869,580
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Iceland21:190,0456,825
China21:683,660,78330,601
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Macau11:601,6301,582
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

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_maglan

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

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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

Munteanu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Munteanu in the Russian language
Мунтеануmunteanu-

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