Methe Surname

89,873rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,336 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Botswana

Methe Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the methe,' i.e. courteous. 'Methe, courteous' (Halliwell). 'Thou was methe and meke' (ibid).

'Alle that meyne mylde and meth Went hem into Nazareth.': Cursor Mundi, Halliwell.

Henry Methe, Suffolk, 1273.

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Methe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3,7451:204,82412,257
United States4901:739,71257,942
Germany2761:291,68630,205
Canada2531:145,63514,918
Cameroon1431:145,23816,093
South Africa1421:381,53334,124
Botswana991:22,0904,408
Indonesia751:1,763,323114,023
Lesotho431:47,2697,569
France351:1,897,792163,564
Iran121:6,398,544138,820
Guatemala51:3,216,5347,141
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Methé (5), Méthé (35) & Mèthè (1) are calculated separately.

Methe (7,001) may also be a first name.

Methe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the methe,' i.e. courteous. 'Methe, courteous' (Halliwell). 'Thou was methe and meke' (ibid).

'Alle that meyne mylde and meth Went hem into Nazareth.': Cursor Mundi, Halliwell.

Henry Methe, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Methe, Salop, ibid.

1616. Baptised — Anne, d. Thomas Mythe: St. James, Clerkenwell.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Methe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Methe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺘﻪ, Hindi: मेठे, Marathi: मेथे, Oriya: େମେଥ) occurs most in India. It can be rendered as: Methé, Méthé or Mèthè. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Methe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 89,873rd most widespread last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,365,732 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 72 percent of Methe live; 70 percent live in South Asia and 70 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 77,543rd most common forename world-wide It is held by 7,001 people.

This surname is most common in India, where it is carried by 3,745 people, or 1 in 204,824. In India it is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 95 percent reside, Karnataka, where 2 percent reside and Telangana, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account India it exists in 24 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent reside and Germany, where 5 percent reside.

Methe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Methe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Methe surname grew 4,083 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Methe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Methe last name are 4.82% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.59% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Methe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 50.3% less than the national average, earning R 118,104 per year; in United States they earn 11.12% more than the national average, earning $47,947 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.92% less than the national average, earning $42,768 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Methé935/
Miethe911,993/
Mether91558/
Meathe9185/
Metthe9178/
Methee9144/
Methez9143/
Mesthe9124/
Maethe9124/
Methie9122/
Methey9122/
Moethe9114/
Methei9112/
Metheu919/
Methes918/
Meithe913/
Mmethe913/
Mehthe912/
Metihe912/
Meethe911/
Mezthe911/
Meuthe911/
Methge911/
'Methe911/
Methep911/
Methed910/
Mete8974,861/
Meth893,588/
Méthé8735/
Mèthè871/
Metthez83155/
Meethep8371/
Meither8341/
Meether8340/
Metthey8324/
Meshthe8313/
Meyther834/
Mesther833/
Meethet833/
Medther832/
Meather831/
Metheis831/
Metthes831/
Meathey831/
Mezther831/
Moethhe831/
Mesthet831/
Metthee831/
Meithee830/
Mathe8093,765/
Meite8032,036/
Mothe8012,334/
Mette806,527/
Metha806,393/
Miete803,694/
Mieth803,637/
Meter803,374/
Mithe802,544/
Metge802,194/
Methi801,628/
Metet801,245/
Metch801,020/
Meath801,001/
Metje80900/
Meuth80857/
Metea80626/
Mhete80495/
Metes80437/
Meteh80332/
Meeth80306/
Meste80244/
Metei80239/
Metie80202/
Meute80184/
Metee80172/
Meith80168/
Meteu80129/
Maete80126/
Möthe8083/
Metey8078/
Methy8069/
Moete8066/
Metez8057/
Meyte8057/
Mythe8057/
Meteş8038/
Meete8035/
Mehte8028/
Mäthe8027/
Meteš8026/
Metih8023/
Meate8014/
Meïte8011/
Methd8010/
Mehth806/
Meşte805/
Meths803/
Meted803/
Mmete802/
Mgete802/
Metep802/
Medte801/
Mgeth801/
Mheth801/
Hmete801/
Mmeth801/
Metej801/
Meteň801/
Meteș801/
Medth801/
Meththes772/
Moheethe771/
Meatthes771/
Mehthesh771/
Meshther771/
Met7513,169/
Mester7313,506/
Meitei7312,385/
Mathey738,916/
Matheu734,219/
Meetei733,257/
Mathie732,993/
Mathei731,614/
Mmethi731,516/
Mathea731,443/
Mathee731,438/
Metter731,079/
Miette73969/
Mothei73966/
Matthe73781/
Mothey73656/
Mithep73524/
Mettes73522/
Mettee73507/
Maathe73489/
Meteer73469/
Mithet73457/
Meeter73442/
Mešter73419/
Meates73381/
Mithee73370/
Mothea73364/
Mettey73335/
Mitheu73247/
Meatte73198/
Meiste73191/
Mothie73180/
Mettez73179/
Meiter73156/
Mestes73153/
Mothee73135/
Methiy73117/
Metesh73114/
Meșter73103/
Mettie73102/
Meatee7391/
Meites7386/
Meetha7386/
Mestey7381/
Meşter7378/
Metieh7368/
Motheu7367/
Mithea7363/
Methuj7360/
Meshte7359/
Metych7358/
Mete'e7353/
Mehets7349/
Meadth7347/
Methai7346/
Methoi7344/
Maetie7344/
Maithe7343/
Matheï7342/
Meytes7340/
Mietha7338/
Mehete7335/
Meiteh7331/
Moetie7330/
Mested7326/
Mechte7324/
Mettge7323/
Mither7320/
Meethz7320/
Methay7320/
Medted7319/
Mietei7318/
Moithe7317/
Moette7316/
Mitthe7315/
Mejter7315/
Mäther7315/
Mheter7314/
Mathhe7314/
Methis7313/
Meatha7313/
Moetey7313/
Meitch7312/
Meitha7312/
Meetee7312/
Meiteu7312/
Metish7311/
Mithie7311/
Mejtet7311/
Meitte7310/
Meethi7310/
Mestet7310/
Meitie739/
Mettet739/
Methip739/
Muithe739/
Me'ete739/
Meeths739/
Methta738/
Metich738/
Moetee738/
Meetep738/
Meteas737/
Metysh736/
Metech736/
Maette736/
Meatie736/
Meutey736/
Methys736/
Maythe735/
Mithhe735/
Mestez735/
Mettea735/
Metahj735/
Meitey735/
Meater734/
Mhette734/
Meheti734/
Methio734/
Mejtea734/
Methii734/
Mgehed734/
Myther733/
Meetez733/
Mettei733/
Mettha733/
Meetes733/
Mehtez733/
Moetea733/
Maetee733/
Methyo733/
Hmeite732/
Mesthi732/
Mehtey732/
Methij732/
Methuy732/
Meutte732/
Meytte732/
Meette732/
Mmetha732/
Metteh732/
Meateh732/
Mitihe732/
Mestei732/
Mesthé732/
Meteuh732/
Methui732/
Miehte732/
Mythee732/
Mhetha732/
Moethi732/
Meeted732/
Medteh732/
Matheh731/
Madthe731/
Maethi731/
Meathi731/
Medtha731/
Meetey731/
Miothe731/
Mithei731/
Mithej731/
Methha731/
Methti731/
Methyi731/
Metthi731/
Meyter731/
Meytey731/
Mehtea731/
Mhathe731/
Mheath731/
Mhetes731/
Mothhe731/
Motthe731/
Mohthe731/
Metees731/
Metije731/
Meitee731/
Matheî731/
Maetea731/
Mothej731/
Meuteh731/
Meutei731/
Meytie731/
Metted731/
Metteu731/
Metthy731/
Metthé731/
Meûter731/
Mithed731/
Mjther731/
Mehtes731/
Metoha731/
Metejs731/
Metest731/
Methoa731/
Methoj731/
'Mathe731/
Mmathe731/
Mmetie731/
Meehth731/
Meetea731/
Meeteh731/
Methaj731/
Maeteh731/
Maethy730/
Meetch730/
Mithey730/
Meteis730/
Mestee730/
Mehetther711/
Meta6783,738/
Meister6745,048/
Meti6735,333/
Matthee678,624/
Meat676,525/
Matthey674,882/
Meester674,072/
Mets673,702/
Mett671,327/
Mest671,209/
Mechter671,165/
Maathey67851/
Meit67842/
Meed67830/
Matthei67822/
Matthie67550/
Miet67542/
Mith67532/
Matahei67500/
Mehd67383/
Metteer67366/
Medh67359/
Meyster67315/
Mety67278/
Mattheu67226/
Metaich67217/
Maththe67162/
Mhet67157/
Meet67155/
Matheij67153/
Meshter67140/
Meattey67102/
Meht6798/
Methais6793/
Maither6790/
Meitsch6775/
Mayther6751/
Mäth6743/
Meszter6739/
Miththe6737/
Meeteer6735/
Meut6735/
Maitihe6732/
Moithei6729/
Mejster6727/
Meistes6727/
Meethai6727/
Meethip6727/
Maheeth6725/
Meithay6724/
Mitheis6724/
Mehtaha6721/
Méth6719/
Mahathe6717/
Metteey6716/
Motheea6715/
Medt6711/
Maithes6711/
Matthea6710/
Methist6710/
Moithey6710/
Meetthi6710/
Measter679/
Hmet679/
Mezt678/
Míth677/
Metesch677/
Maithep676/
Mohiete675/
Mithesh675/
Mhed675/
Mehetaj674/
Meastes674/
Misther674/
Meyt674/
Meitthi674/
Metthai674/
Mitthet674/
Meigyte673/
Meteich672/
Meisted672/
Mhetter672/
Meththi672/
Meestes672/
Maythee672/
Mehette672/
Mettich672/
Mattheh672/
Metê672/
Metoeyi672/
Meatech672/
Mejt672/
Meateer671/
Meatich671/
Mishthe671/
Methaya671/
Methish671/
Metteis671/
Mehthaj671/
Messter671/
Metahys671/
Metehii671/
Moythee671/
Mmehtha671/
Hmeitie671/
H'Meite671/
H'Meyte671/
Meahtee671/
Mechthi671/
Metd671/
Moither671/
Meté671/
Mathieh671/
Maithey671/
Metì671/
Mehesty671/
Mehetih671/
Metoysh671/
Methajd671/
Methich671/
Methioh671/
Myth671/
Mattheë671/
Motthee671/
Medtech671/
Mehteed671/
Meetest671/
Maytthe671/
Matahey671/
Methuis671/
Metp671/
Meystee670/
Metteit670/
Meitter670/
Mestter670/
Mettest670/
Mysther670/
Mestead670/
Meathis670/
Mettett670/
Mget670/
Mitther670/

Methe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Methe in the Oriya language
େମେଥemetha-
Methe in the Marathi language
मेथेmethe88.4
मेठेmethe9
मेढेmedhe0.61
मथेmathe0.21
मठेmathe0.14
मेतेmete0.11
मेटेmete0.11
मेयेmeye0.07
मैठेmaithe0.04
मेडेmede0.04
मीठेmithe0.04
माेठेmaethe0.04
मॅथेmethe0.02
Methe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻣﺘﻪamth77.78
ﺃﻣﺘﻪamth11.11
ﺍﻣﺘﻬﻪamthh11.11
Methe in the Hindi language
मेठेmethe63.64
मेथेmethe18.18
मेथेवmetheva9.09
मेठे़methe9.09

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