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) occurs in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Meethun click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meethun? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,117,718th most widespread last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Meethun live; 86 percent live in Southeast Asia and 86 percent live in Tai-Asia. Meethun is also the 224,895th most frequently held given name on earth, borne by 1,236 people.

The last name Meethun is most common in Thailand, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 11,773,058. In Thailand Meethun is most common in: Chiang Rai Province, where 67 percent are found, Nonthaburi Province, where 17 percent are found and Yala Province, where 17 percent are found. Barring Thailand Meethun occurs in one country. It is also found in India, where 14 percent are found.

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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