Muntyanu Surname
Approximately 1,795 people bear this surname
Muntyanu 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 SurnameMuntyanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 1,039 | 1:138,713 | 16,182 |
| Moldova | 569 | 1:6,259 | 979 |
| Transnistria | 127 | 1:3,738 | 636 |
| Belarus | 24 | 1:395,877 | 40,412 |
| Bulgaria | 10 | 1:697,890 | 27,590 |
| Kazakhstan | 9 | 1:1,964,722 | 89,832 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Muntyanu 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.
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Muntyanu Political Affiliation
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Muntyanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muntyanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Muntyanu (Russian: Мунтяну) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Muntyanu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 226,224th most frequently held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 4,059,914 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Muntyanu reside; 81 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 49 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.
Muntyanu is most common in Russia, where it is borne by 1,039 people, or 1 in 138,713. In Russia it is most numerous in: Moscow, where 17 percent reside, Moscow Oblast, where 14 percent reside and Krasnoyarsk Krai, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Russia this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Moldova, where 32 percent reside and Transnistria, where 7 percent reside.
Muntyanu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Orthodox (93%) in Russia and Orthodox (92%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Muntyanu last name are 10.98% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 57.75% being registered with the party.
Muntyanu earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 68.13% less than the national average, earning $13,750 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Muntyanu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Muntyanu in the Russian language | ||
| Мунтяну | muntanu | - |
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