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 found most frequently in India. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Maithun? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 80 percent of Maithun live; 80 percent live in South Asia and 60 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 608,246th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 220 people.
The last name Maithun is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 255,688,461. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Bihar, where 33 percent live, Maharashtra, where 33 percent live and Uttar Pradesh, where 33 percent live. Aside from India this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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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