Meethun Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Meethun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meethun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Meethun (1,236) may also be a first name.

Meethun Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Meethun Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Meethun (Hindi: मिथुन, Marathi: िमथुन, Oriya: ମିଥୁନ) is borne by more people in Thailand than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Meethun.

How Common Is The Last Name Meethun? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,117,718th most frequently held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Meethun occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Meethun are found; 86 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 86 percent are found in Tai-Asia. It is also the 224,895th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 1,236 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Thailand, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 11,773,058. In Thailand it is primarily concentrated in: Chiang Rai Province, where 67 percent live, Nonthaburi Province, where 17 percent live and Yala Province, where 17 percent live. Other than Thailand it occurs in one country. It is also common in India, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meetheun936/
Meethung931/
Methun921,747/
Meetun92237/
Meethum86160/
Methuin868/
Meeteun864/
Methune861/
Meithun861/
Medthun861/
Metun8382/
Meethoum802/
Methusin801/
Methoune801/
Mithun7719,270/
Mathun77171/
Metune7768/
Meetum7760/
Metung7752/
Methon7752/
Methum7728/
Meeton7712/
Metaun771/
Mettun771/
Mèthun771/
Mejtun771/
Meatun771/
Muetun770/
Metoun770/
Midthun71768/
Metusin71335/
Mithoun7191/
Metuçin7189/
Mitthun7136/
Mathaun7134/
Methoum7130/
Mathoun7115/
Metoung7112/
Metaung715/
Maithun715/
Majetun714/
Meiatun713/
Mathuin712/
Meyeton711/
Mehtaun711/
Moithun711/
Meathon711/
Meutune711/
Matthun711/
Metucin711/
Mithusn710/
Mithune710/
Methoen710/
Mitun671,793/
Matun671,052/
Metussin67956/
Meton67851/
Midthune6729/
Metum6721/
Mytun6719/
Metunova6718/
Motun6716/
Maithung678/
Mechtoun672/
Meitoung671/
Metón671/
Miththun671/
Misthung671/

Meethun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meethun in the Hindi language
मिथुनmithuna-
Meethun in the Oriya language
ମିଥୁନmithuna-
Meethun in the Marathi language
िमथुनimathuna77.78
िमथूनimathuna22.22

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Meethun
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