Muntyan Surname
Approximately 6,020 people bear this surname
Muntyan 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 SurnameMuntyan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 3,001 | 1:48,025 | 6,352 |
| Transnistria | 1,803 | 1:263 | 5 |
| Moldova | 626 | 1:5,689 | 875 |
| Kazakhstan | 206 | 1:85,837 | 9,911 |
| Romania | 89 | 1:225,594 | 21,877 |
| Belarus | 86 | 1:110,477 | 16,480 |
| United States | 81 | 1:4,474,802 | 235,715 |
| Uzbekistan | 71 | 1:435,622 | 10,503 |
| Georgia | 16 | 1:234,097 | 12,742 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Armenia | 7 | 1:418,597 | 8,462 |
| Bulgaria | 5 | 1:1,395,781 | 41,665 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
The alternate forms: Muntyán (222) are calculated separately.
Muntyan 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_maglanMuntyan Demographics
Average Muntyan Salary in
United States
$32,677 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Muntyan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muntyan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Muntyan (Georgian: მუნტიანი, Hindi: मुन्तयान, Russian: Мунтян) has its highest incidence in Russia. It can also appear as: Muntyán. For other possible spellings of Muntyan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Muntyan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 80,830th most numerous surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,210,556 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Muntyan live; 81 percent live in Eastern Europe and 69 percent live in East Slavic Europe.
Muntyan is most commonly held in Russia, where it is borne by 3,001 people, or 1 in 48,025. In Russia Muntyan is mostly concentrated in: Moscow, where 10 percent are found, Rostov Oblast, where 9 percent are found and Krasnoyarsk Krai, where 9 percent are found. Besides Russia this surname occurs in 26 countries. It is also found in Transnistria, where 30 percent are found and Moldova, where 10 percent are found.
Muntyan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Muntyan surname is primarily Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (80%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (89%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Muntyan surname are 12.45% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 59.22% registered with the party.
Muntyan earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.27% less than the national average, earning $32,677 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muntyán | 95 | 222 | / |
| Munteyian | 88 | 9 | / |
| Muntean | 86 | 37,757 | / |
| Muntian | 86 | 6,305 | / |
| Montyan | 86 | 29 | / |
| Muntjan | 86 | 8 | / |
| Mumtyan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Muntyanova | 82 | 194 | / |
| Mountian | 80 | 61 | / |
| Munthian | 80 | 43 | / |
| Muntijan | 80 | 20 | / |
| Mountean | 80 | 2 | / |
| Munteann | 80 | 2 | / |
| Muntiang | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muntjane | 80 | 1 | / |
| Munťan | 77 | 4 | / |
| Muntiatin | 75 | 20 | / |
| Munthiang | 75 | 16 | / |
| Montoiyan | 75 | 14 | / |
| Montian | 71 | 228 | / |
| Muntion | 71 | 96 | / |
| Munteán | 71 | 13 | / |
| Montjan | 71 | 6 | / |
| Muntión | 71 | 1 | / |
| Montéan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Monthian | 67 | 1,258 | / |
| Montjean | 67 | 443 | / |
| Monthyon | 67 | 12 | / |
| Muntijam | 67 | 4 | / |
| Monthéan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Montiean | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mountion | 67 | 1 | / |
| Monthayon | 63 | 5 | / |
| Monteon | 57 | 2,499 | / |
| Montion | 57 | 1,016 | / |
| Monteón | 57 | 14 | / |
| Montión | 57 | 2 | / |
| Montián | 57 | 1 | / |
| Montihon | 53 | 1 | / |
Muntyan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Muntyan in the Hindi language | ||
| मुन्तयान | muntayana | - |
| Muntyan in the Georgian language | ||
| მუნტიანი | muntiani | 81.25 |
| მუნტიან | muntian | 18.75 |
| Muntyan in the Russian language | ||
| Мунтян | muntan | - |
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