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 most in Scotland. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Methvan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 67 percent of Methvan reside; 67 percent reside in Northern Europe and 67 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most frequent in Scotland, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 2,676,908. In Scotland Methvan is most common in: Stirlingshire, where 50 percent are found and West Dunbartonshire, where 50 percent are found. Apart from Scotland Methvan occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Methvan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Methvan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Methvan surname fell 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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