Methvan Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Methvan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Methvan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Methvan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Methvan occurs more in Scotland more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Methvan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most common surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Methvan occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Methvan are found; 67 percent are found in Northern Europe and 67 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Scotland, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 2,676,908. In Scotland it is primarily concentrated in: Stirlingshire, where 50 percent live and West Dunbartonshire, where 50 percent live. Beside Scotland this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent live.

Methvan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Methvan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Methvan last name contracted 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mehvan922/
Mathvan865/
Methuan864/
Mevan83577/
Meethuan808/
Meshvant803/
Meehvang801/
Mathvain801/
Methvein800/
Matvan7758/
Mevane7743/
Mevang779/
Meevan776/
Mevand774/
Mevaan774/
Mewhan773/
Mebhan772/
Mevant772/
Mevhan772/
Mitvan772/
Mehwan772/
Motvan771/
Meivan771/
Mahathvan751/
Mehvanova751/
Mewahan71122/
Mevatne7171/
Mebhain7114/
Meihuan719/
Mithuan718/
Meshvam715/
Mehwaan713/
Mythuan712/
Meyvand711/
Mejvang711/
Meevang711/
Mevatin711/
Mewan67545/
Meban67115/
Mevon6764/
Meevasin6733/
Meihuang6712/
Mivan677/
Mevasing675/
Mevam673/
Myvan673/
Mahtvain673/
Mévan672/
Meichuan672/
Mohtvain671/
Mewahann671/
Mevassin671/
Meihsuan671/
Mevascin671/
Mechwane671/

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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 Methvan
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