Maithun Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Maithun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Maithun (220) may also be a first name.
Maithun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maithun Come From? nationality or country of origin
Maithun (Hindi: मैथुन, Marathi: मैथुन, Oriya: େମୖଥୁନ) is found most in India. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Maithun.
How Common Is The Last Name Maithun? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,193,072nd most widespread family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Maithun are found; 80 percent are found in South Asia and 60 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 608,246th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 220 people.
The last name Maithun is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 255,688,461. In India Maithun is primarily found in: Bihar, where 33 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 33 percent reside and Uttar Pradesh, where 33 percent reside. Outside of India this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 20 percent reside and Iceland, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maithun Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maithun in the Oriya language | ||
| େମୖଥୁନ | emathuna | - |
| Maithun in the Marathi language | ||
| मैथुन | maithuna | 66.67 |
| िमथुन | imathuna | 22.22 |
| मैथुनाउदीन | maithuna'udina | 11.11 |
| Maithun in the Hindi language | ||
| मैथुन | maithuna | 55.88 |
| मिथुन | mithuna | 29.41 |
| मैथून | maithuna | 14.71 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Maithun
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