Methany Surname

1,710,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Palestine
Highest density in:
Palestine

Methany Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Methany Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Palestine471:96,7846,858
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Jordan221:401,92912,166
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Methany (17) may also be a first name.

Methany Last Name Facts

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

Methany is found in Palestine more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Methany? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,710,039th most widely held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 63,925,841 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 61 percent of Methany live; 61 percent live in West Asia and 61 percent live in Levant. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 17 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Palestine, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 96,784. In Palestine Methany is primarily concentrated in: Jenin Governorate, where 87 percent are found and Nablus Governorate, where 13 percent are found. Not including Palestine it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 39 percent are found and Jordan, where 19 percent are found.

Methany Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Methany has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Methany surname increased 2,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Methany Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Methany surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.14% being registered with the party.

Methany earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.46% less than the national average, earning $28,279 USD per year.

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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 Methany
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