Munteanu is a Romanian language surname. When transliterated from Russian, in may be spelled as Muntyanu. It is commonly found in Romania and Moldova and literally translates as "highlander". Notable people with this surname include:Alexandru Munteanu, Romanian footballer Anastasiya Muntyanu, Canadian gymnast Andreea Munteanu, Romanian artistic gymnast Aura Andreea Munteanu, Romanian gymnast Cătălin Munteanu, Romanian footballer Cherasim Munteanu, Romanian sprint canoer Cristian Lucian Munteanu, Romanian footballer Daniel Munteanu, Romanian footballer Donar Munteanu (1886–?), Romanian poet Dorinel Munteanu,, retired Romanian footballer and manager Eugen Munteanu, Romanian linguist Gabriel Munteanu,, Romanian judoka Gavriil Munteanu (1812–1869), Romanian scientist and translator Gheorghe Munteanu-Murgoci (1872–1925), Romanian geologist Igor Munteanu, Moldovan political analyst and journalist Ion Munteanu, Moldovan politician Ionica Munteanu, Romanian female handballer Kiara Munteanu, Australian female artistic gymnast Luminata Munteanu, Romanian sprint canoer Marian Munteanu, Romanian student leader Neculai Munteanu, Romanian anti-communist dissident Nicodim Munteanu (1864–1948), also known as Patriarch Nicodim, head of the Romanian Orthodox Church 1939–1948 Nicolae Munteanu, Romanian handball player Nina Munteanu, Canadian ecologist and novelist of science fiction and fantasy Olga Munteanu, Romanian artistic gymnast Petre Munteanu (1916–1988), Romanian operatic tenor Silvia Sorina Munteanu, Romanian opera singer Titus Munteanu (1941−2013), Romanian director, filmmaker and producer Valeriu Munteanu (disambiguation), multiple people, including: Valeriu Munteanu (philologist) (1921–1999), Romanian philologist, lexicographer, and translator Valeriu Munteanu (politician), Moldovan politician Virgil Munteanu, Romanian Greco-Roman wrestler Vlad Munteanu, Romanian footballer Zamfir Munteanu, Moldovan politician
