Metham Surname
Approximately 356 people bear this surname
Metham Surname Definition:
A township in Yorkshire.
Metham Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 142 | 1:497,453 | 86,793 |
| England | 89 | 1:626,046 | 36,944 |
| Canada | 49 | 1:751,951 | 59,756 |
| Australia | 42 | 1:642,755 | 44,739 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Iran | 4 | 1:19,195,631 | 219,601 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 74 | 1:329,397 | 21,471 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20 | 1:2,510,934 | 119,518 |
Metham (31) may also be a first name.
Metham Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A township in Yorkshire.
Metham Demographics
Average Metham Salary in
United States
$25,667 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
View the highest/lowest earning families in The United States
Metham Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Metham Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Metham (Marathi: मॅथ्यू, Tibetan: མི་ཐེམ།) is held by more people in Thailand than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Metham? popularity and diffusion
Metham is the 791,719th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 20,470,635 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 44 percent of Metham are found; 40 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 40 percent are found in Tai-Asia. It is also the 1,874,099th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 31 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Thailand, where it is carried by 142 people, or 1 in 497,453. In Thailand Metham is mostly concentrated in: Amnat Charoen Province, where 96 percent reside, Surat Thani Province, where 3 percent reside and Chiang Mai Province, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Thailand Metham exists in 11 countries. It is also common in England, where 25 percent reside and Canada, where 14 percent reside.
Metham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Metham has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Metham surname rose 120 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Metham Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Metham earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 40.52% less than the national average, earning $25,667 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.45% less than the national average, earning $46,480 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Metham Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Metham in the Tibetan language | ||
| མི་ཐེམ། | mitem | - |
| Metham in the Marathi language | ||
| मॅथ्यू | methyu | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- 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 Metham
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis