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 Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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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 carried by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Muntyanu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 226,224th most commonly used surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 4,059,914 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Muntyanu reside; 81 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 49 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.
It is most widely held in Russia, where it is borne by 1,039 people, or 1 in 138,713. In Russia Muntyanu is most frequent in: Moscow, where 17 percent reside, Moscow Oblast, where 14 percent reside and Krasnoyarsk Krai, where 8 percent reside. Besides Russia this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 32 percent reside and Transnistria, where 7 percent reside.
Muntyanu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (93%) in Russia and Orthodox (92%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Muntyanu last name are 10.98% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 57.75% being registered to vote for 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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