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 more in Israel more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Methen? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,979,664th most widespread family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 84 percent of Methen are found; 56 percent are found in West Asia and 53 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 1,775,424th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 34 people.
The surname is most common in Israel, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 372,071. In Israel Methen is mostly found in: Northern District, where 100 percent are found. Not including Israel this surname 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 occurrence of Methen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Methen last name declined 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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