Methusela Surname

104,841st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,472 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Methusela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Methusela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4,4511:11,8941,549
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
India51:153,413,076951,030
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Methusela (4,207) may also be a first name.

Methusela Last Name Facts

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

Methusela occurs most in Tanzania. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Methusela? popularity and diffusion

The surname Methusela is the 104,841st most commonly held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,629,594 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Methusela reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Methusela is also the 106,994th most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 4,207 people.

This surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 4,451 people, or 1 in 11,894. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Mwanza Region, where 30 percent are found, Geita Region, where 16 percent are found and Shinyanga Region, where 15 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania Methusela occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 0 percent are found and India, where 0 percent are found.

Methusela Last Name Statistics demography

Methusela earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.9% less than the national average, earning $37,583 USD per year.

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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 Methusela
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