Metodiev Surname

83,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,790 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Metodiev Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'son/daughter of Metodi'. The name Metodi itself comes from the two brothers Kiril & Metodi who wrote and created the Cyrillic alphabet.

Metodiev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria5,5871:1,249173
United States301:12,081,964463,456
England271:2,063,63279,942
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
North Macedonia201:105,0749,036
Greece171:651,75273,285
Austria141:608,24554,975
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
France11:66,422,722504,397
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Cyprus11:884,87613,055

Metodiev (377) may also be a first name.

Metodiev Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'son/daughter of Metodi'. The name Metodi itself comes from the two brothers Kiril & Metodi who wrote and created the Cyrillic alphabet.

- Patric Hadzsinicsev

Metodiev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Metodiev (Russian: Методиев) is held by more people in Bulgaria than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Metodiev? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 83,593rd most commonly used last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,258,644 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Metodiev are found; 97 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 95 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 446,783rd most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 377 people.

The surname Metodiev is most frequently held in Bulgaria, where it is held by 5,587 people, or 1 in 1,249. In Bulgaria Metodiev is most numerous in: Sofia City Province, where 25 percent live, Pernik Province, where 10 percent live and Blagoevgrad Province, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Bulgaria Metodiev exists in 27 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Metodiev Last Name Statistics demography

Metodiev earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.72% less than the national average, earning $41,112 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Metodijev9447/
Metodiyev941/
Metodiv931/
Metodijeva8921/
Metodeva8821/
Metodiew886/
Metodief881/
Metodayev824/
Metodijov821/
Methodieff781/
Mitadev671/

Metodiev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Metodiev in the Russian language
Методиевmetodiev-

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