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 found most in South Africa. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Methula? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 98,794th most frequently held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,519,188 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Methula live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 821,896th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 128 people.

This last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 3,203 people, or 1 in 16,915. In South Africa Methula is primarily found in: Mpumalanga, where 47 percent live, Gauteng, where 27 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 15 percent live. Not including South Africa it exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Swaziland, where 31 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.

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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