Methew Surname
Approximately 3,754 people bear this surname
Methew Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 3,130 | 1:16,914 | 2,180 |
| India | 360 | 1:2,130,737 | 71,679 |
| Papua New Guinea | 123 | 1:66,290 | 8,647 |
| Nigeria | 47 | 1:3,768,995 | 108,818 |
| Malaysia | 33 | 1:893,764 | 40,799 |
| Pakistan | 18 | 1:9,924,660 | 48,309 |
| United States | 17 | 1:21,321,114 | 641,998 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Methew (2,692) may also be a first name.
Methew Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Methew Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Methew (Bengali: মেথিও, Hindi: मेथ्यू, Marathi: मेथ्, Oriya: େମଥୁ) occurs most in Tanzania. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Methew? popularity and diffusion
The last name Methew is the 121,924th most common family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,941,275 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Methew live; 83 percent live in East Africa and 83 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 141,203rd most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 2,692 people.
This surname is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 3,130 people, or 1 in 16,914. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Kigoma Region, where 21 percent are found, Tabora Region, where 10 percent are found and Rukwa Region, where 10 percent are found. Not including Tanzania this surname exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in India, where 10 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent are found.
Methew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Methew has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Methew surname increased 283 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Methew Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Methew in the Bengali language | ||
| মেথিও | methi'o | - |
| Methew in the Oriya language | ||
| େମଥୁ | emathu | - |
| Methew in the Hindi language | ||
| मेथ्यू | methyu | 60 |
| मेत्थू | met'thu | 10 |
| मेथ्यु | methyu | 10 |
| मेथ्थू | meththu | 10 |
| मेथयु | methayu | 10 |
| Methew in the Marathi language | ||
| मेथ् | meth | 15.58 |
| मॅथ्यु | methyu | 12.99 |
| मॅथु | methu | 11.69 |
| मेथ्यु | methyu | 6.49 |
| मॅथ्यू | methyu | 5.19 |
| मेठेव | metheva | 5.19 |
| मॅथुस | methusa | 5.19 |
| मेथ्यू | methyu | 3.9 |
| मॅथुम | methuma | 2.6 |
| मेथु | methu | 2.6 |
| मेथेव | metheva | 2.6 |
| मेथीव | methiva | 2.6 |
| मेथ्वे | methve | 2.6 |
| मेथे | methe | 2.6 |
| मेथव | methava | 2.6 |
| मॅथ् | meth | 2.6 |
| माथेव | matheva | 2.6 |
| मेथुए | methu'e | 2.6 |
| माठेव | matheva | 2.6 |
| मॅिथ | meitha | 2.6 |
| मॅथन | methana | 1.3 |
| मेथू | methu | 1.3 |
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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 Methew
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