Munteanu is a Romanian language surname (Romanian: [munˈte̯anu]). 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 (born 1988), Romanian footballer
- Anastasiya Muntyanu (born 1994), Canadian gymnast
- Andreea Munteanu (born 1998), Romanian artistic gymnast
- Aura Andreea Munteanu (born 1988), Romanian gymnast
- Cătălin Munteanu (born 1979), Romanian footballer
- Cherasim Munteanu (fl. 1970s), Romanian sprint canoer
- Cristian Lucian Munteanu (born 1980), Romanian footballer
- Daniel Munteanu (born 1978), Romanian footballer
- Donar Munteanu (1886–1972), Romanian poet
- Dorinel Munteanu (born 1968), retired Romanian footballer and manager
- Eugen Munteanu (born 1953), Romanian linguist
- Florian Munteanu (born 1990), German-Romanian actor
- Gabriel Munteanu (born 1973), Romanian judoka
- Gavriil Munteanu (1812–1869), Romanian scientist and translator
- Gheorghe Munteanu-Murgoci (1872–1925), Romanian geologist
- Igor Munteanu (born 1965), Moldovan political analyst and journalist
- Ion Munteanu (born 1962), Moldovan politician
- Ionica Munteanu (born 1979), Romanian female handballer
- Kiara Munteanu (born 1997), Australian female artistic gymnast
- Louis Munteanu (born 2002), Romanian footballer
- Luminata Munteanu, Romanian sprint canoer
- Marian Munteanu (born 1962), Romanian student leader
- Neculai Munteanu (born 1941), Romanian anti-communist dissident
- Nicodim Munteanu (1864–1948), also known as Patriarch Nicodim, head of the Romanian Orthodox Church 1939–1948
- Nicolae Munteanu (born 1951), Romanian handball player
- Nina Munteanu (born 1954), Canadian ecologist and novelist of science fiction and fantasy
- Olga Munteanu (born 1927), 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) (born 1980), Moldovan politician
- Virgil Munteanu (born 1988), Romanian Greco-Roman wrestler
- Vlad Munteanu (born 1981), Romanian footballer
- Zamfir Munteanu (fl. 1917–18), Moldovan politician
See also
- 20287 Munteanu, an asteroid discovered in March 1998
- Muntean
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