Meththananda Surname

648,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 467 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Meththananda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meththananda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka4391:47,4005,492
England121:4,643,172139,951
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Meththananda (15) may also be a first name.

Meththananda Last Name Facts

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

The surname Meththananda is found most frequently in Sri Lanka. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Meththananda? popularity and diffusion

The last name Meththananda is the 648,005th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 15,605,023 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Meththananda live; 94 percent live in South Asia and 94 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Meththananda is also the 2,900,335th most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 15 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 439 people, or 1 in 47,400. Without taking into account Sri Lanka it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent live and Qatar, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mettananda911,270/
Methananda9117/
Metananda8612/
Metonanda761/
Matananda761/
Methononda733/
Metononda671/
Methathonninot624/

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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
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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 Meththananda
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