Methers Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Armenia

Methers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Methers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran111:6,980,229145,986
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland201:187,1617,190
England141:1,741,09855,534
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Methers Last Name Facts

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

Methers has its highest incidence in Iran. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Methers? popularity and diffusion

Methers is the 4,034,050th most frequent family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name Methers is primarily found in Asia, where 54 percent of Methers are found; 46 percent are found in South Asia and 46 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.

This surname is most common in Iran, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 6,980,229. In Iran Methers is most prevalent in: Hamadan Province, where 100 percent live. Aside from Iran Methers exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 29 percent live and Armenia, where 8 percent live.

Methers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Methers has changed through the years. In England it declined 93 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Methers Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meithers930/
Meathers930/
Meters9278/
Mathers8613,744/
Metters861,081/
Mesters86491/
Meuters8694/
Mothers8671/
Meeters8629/
Meiters8628/
Mithers8622/
Maeters8616/
Meyters862/
Mythers862/
Medters861/
Mieters860/
Meesters803,069/
Meisters80823/
Matthers8085/
Meysters8021/
Maythers808/
Mathiers807/
Meutters801/
Matheurs801/
Methirst800/
Motherss800/
Meetiers800/
Matheirs800/
Maters77946/
Moters775/
Metars771/
Metors771/
Miters770/
Meissters7514/
Mattherrs751/
Mattheurs751/
Matthiers750/
Matters71224/
Misters71138/
Muyters71106/
Mathars7119/
Muiters7114/
Mitters718/
Motters716/
Matiers711/
Motiers711/
Mysters711/
Mathirs711/
Mitiers711/
Metoirs711/
Mathors710/
Mettors710/
Muijters6765/
Mijsters6765/
Mathairs672/
Madtters671/
Matthars671/
Maisters671/
Mattiers670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Methers
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis