Metheny Surname

157,100th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,785 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Metheny Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Metheny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,7711:130,80413,786
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2001:251,09320,779

Metheny Last Name Facts

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

Metheny is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Metheny? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 157,100th most frequent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 2,616,713 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Metheny reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Metheny is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 2,771 people, or 1 in 130,804. In The United States Metheny is most prevalent in: West Virginia, where 12 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Virginia, where 6 percent live. Beside The United States Metheny is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 0 percent live and Thailand, where 0 percent live.

Metheny Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Metheny has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Metheny surname increased 1,386 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Metheny Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Metheny surname are 15.51% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.28% registered with the political party.

The amount Metheny earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.99% less than the national average, earning $42,722 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.68% less than the national average, earning $49,343 CAD 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 Metheny
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