Methula Surname

98,794th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,797 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Swaziland

Methula Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Methula Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3,2031:16,9152,124
Swaziland1,4901:871126
India881:8,716,652177,764
England71:7,959,723202,100
Lesotho41:508,14018,568
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Methula (128) may also be a first name.

Methula Last Name Facts

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

Methula (Hindi: मेठुला, Marathi: मेथुला, Oriya: େମଥୁଳା) is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Methula? popularity and diffusion

It is the 98,794th most prevalent last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,519,188 people. The last name Methula occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Methula reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 821,896th most prevalent forename world-wide, borne by 128 people.

The last name Methula is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 3,203 people, or 1 in 16,915. In South Africa Methula is most frequent in: Mpumalanga, where 47 percent are found, Gauteng, where 27 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 15 percent are found. Beside South Africa this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Swaziland, where 31 percent are found and India, where 2 percent are found.

Methula Last Name Statistics demography

Methula earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 25.87% less than the national average, earning R 176,160 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Metthula935/
Methulla933/
Moethula931/
Metula921,262/
Methila861,045/
Mathula86817/
Methule86518/
Methola86302/
Mestula86118/
Mithula8675/
Mothula8653/
Methuli8632/
Mettula8631/
Metulia8623/
Methulo868/
Metoula862/
Metulla861/
Meutula861/
Metulat861/
Mietula861/
Methusella821/
Mathulla8085/
Matahula8059/
Miettula8010/
Methilah806/
Mithulaj803/
Mitthula803/
Mathuela803/
Matthula802/
Mathhula801/
Mathaula801/
Maithula801/
Matheula801/
Mmethola801/
Matula7711,621/
Metila77844/
Mitula77397/
Metola77321/
Motula77211/
Metulj7786/
Metuli7736/
Mytula7712/
Metule777/
Metuly771/
Mithaulia7529/
Mathullah752/
Metusella752/
Mothuulla751/
Maithulia751/
Matthulah751/
Methussellah746/
Mithila7123,233/
Mataula712,246/
Mistula711,100/
Mitulla71384/
Matulla71319/
Metilay71276/
Methole71234/
Matulay71186/
Matulai71144/
Mathulo71134/
Mateula71133/
Mettola71123/
Maitula71118/
Mietule7170/
Matuila7170/
Mehtola7157/
Metully7152/
Mitoula7146/
Mattula7134/
Matulia7132/
Mottula7131/
Metoule7130/
Mietola7127/
Metolla7122/
Mathila7121/
Mittula7120/
Mettila7117/
Motulla7111/
Metules7110/
Mitulya719/
Matulea718/
Matulah717/
Mithola715/
Matulaj715/
Metilia715/
Metholo713/
Mytoula713/
Mithule712/
Mitusla712/
Motulau712/
Matulha711/
Mitaula711/
Mithulo711/
Mitulah711/
Mettule711/
Mothila711/
Motulia711/
Maetila711/
Mothulo711/
Motaula711/
Meutila711/
Muitula711/
Mitulas711/
Mitulia711/
Metouli711/
Mestuli711/
Mothilay67441/
Matullah67109/
Mitoulas67101/
Mattulla6729/
Mytoulas6727/
Miettola6724/
Metullio6720/
Matoulea6716/
Mathilya6716/
Mathilia6714/
Moitaula6712/
Metoulou6711/
Mitullah6710/
Mattulia6710/
Mottulla6710/
Mitholia676/
Mettolla675/
Mahthila675/
Muheetullah675/
Matullha672/
Maithila672/
Maitaula672/
Mettulio672/
Mithoule672/
Mahatula672/
Mataulah672/
Maithola671/
Maitulah671/
Matullay671/
Mattaula671/
Mittulah671/
Meteules671/
Mettiela671/
Mettulli671/
Motullah671/
Moitulay671/
Muituila671/
Misttula671/
M'Maithulia671/
Miettila671/
Mathulio670/

Methula Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Methula in the Hindi language
मेठुलाmethula-
Methula in the Marathi language
मेथुलाmethula-
Methula in the Oriya language
େମଥୁଳାemathula66.67
େମଥୁଲାemathula33.33

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Methula
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