Methen Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Methen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 23 | 1:372,071 | 30,321 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 1:51,821 | 2,326 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Methen (34) may also be a first name.
Methen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Methen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Methen (Marathi: मेथ, Oriya: େମେଥନ) occurs in Israel more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Methen? popularity and diffusion
The surname Methen is the 2,979,664th most prevalent family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 84 percent of Methen reside; 56 percent reside in West Asia and 53 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia. Methen is also the 1,775,424th most frequent given name on earth, held by 34 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Israel, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 372,071. In Israel Methen is most frequent in: Northern District, where 100 percent are found. Barring Israel it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in India, where 19 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 9 percent are found.
Methen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Methen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Methen last name fell 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Methen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Methen in the Oriya language | ||
| େମେଥନ | emethana | - |
| Methen in the Marathi language | ||
| मेथ | metha | 36.36 |
| मॅथेन | methena | 31.82 |
| मेथेन | methena | 18.18 |
| मेठ | metha | 9.09 |
| मॅथीव | methiva | 4.55 |
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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
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- 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 Methen
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