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
The surname Maithun (Hindi: मैथुन, Marathi: मैथुन, Oriya: େମୖଥୁନ) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maithun? popularity and diffusion
The surname Maithun is the 8,193,072nd most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It 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 used first name at a global level. It is borne by 220 people.
Maithun is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 255,688,461. In India Maithun is most frequent in: Bihar, where 33 percent live, Maharashtra, where 33 percent live and Uttar Pradesh, where 33 percent live. Besides India Maithun is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 20 percent live and Iceland, where 20 percent live.
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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