Methun Surname
Approximately 1,747 people bear this surname
Methun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 1,712 | 1:93,082 | 4,097 |
| India | 32 | 1:23,970,793 | 327,222 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
The alternate forms: Mèthun (1) are calculated separately.
Methun (4,151) may also be a first name.
Methun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Methun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Methun (Bengali: মেথুন, Hindi: मेथुन, Marathi: िमथुन) occurs in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Mèthun. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Methun? popularity and diffusion
Methun is the 231,373rd most widespread last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 4,171,463 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Methun are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Methun is also the 107,880th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 4,151 people.
It is most commonly used in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 1,712 people, or 1 in 93,082. Without taking into account Bangladesh it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Methun Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Methun has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Methun surname contracted 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Methun Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Methun in the Bengali language | ||
| মেথুন | methuna | 66.67 |
| মেঠুন | methuna | 33.33 |
| Methun in the Marathi language | ||
| िमथुन | imathuna | 47.06 |
| मॅथुन | methuna | 35.29 |
| िमथून | imathuna | 11.76 |
| मेथुन | methuna | 5.88 |
| Methun in the Hindi language | ||
| मेथुन | methuna | 36.36 |
| मिथुन | mithuna | 27.27 |
| मेथून | methuna | 27.27 |
| मिथून | mithuna | 9.09 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Methun
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