Meethu Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Meethu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Meethu (541) may also be a first name.
Meethu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meethu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Meethu (Hindi: मीठू, Marathi: िमठू) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Meethu.
How Common Is The Last Name Meethu? popularity and diffusion
Meethu is the 5,587,209th most common surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Meethu is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Meethu live; 92 percent live in South Asia and 75 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 362,348th most common first name globally. It is borne by 541 people.
This surname is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 85,229,487. In India Meethu is primarily concentrated in: Kerala, where 56 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 11 percent are found and Himachal Pradesh, where 11 percent are found. Beside India this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 8 percent are found and Malaysia, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Meethu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meethu in the Marathi language | ||
| िमठू | imathu | - |
| Meethu in the Hindi language | ||
| मीठू | mithu | 80 |
| मीथू | mithu | 20 |
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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 Meethu
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