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
Methew (Bengali: মেথিও, Hindi: मेथ्यू, Marathi: मेथ्, Oriya: େମଥୁ) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Methew click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Methew? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 121,924th most commonly used surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,941,275 people. The surname Methew is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Methew reside; 83 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 141,203rd most frequent first name on earth, borne by 2,692 people.
The last name is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 3,130 people, or 1 in 16,914. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Kigoma Region, where 21 percent reside, Tabora Region, where 10 percent reside and Rukwa Region, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this last name is found in 22 countries. It is also found in India, where 10 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent reside.
Methew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Methew has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Methew last name expanded 283 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 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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- 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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