Metthews Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Wales

Metthews Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Metthews Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Wales41:773,63329,106
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Metthews (52) may also be a first name.

Metthews Last Name Facts

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

Metthews occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Metthews? popularity and diffusion

The last name Metthews is the 3,730,171st most prevalent last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Metthews reside; 50 percent reside in Southern Africa and 50 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Metthews is also the 1,381,723rd most frequently held forename globally. It is borne by 52 people.

This surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 3,869,836. In South Africa Metthews is most frequent in: Free State, where 64 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 29 percent are found and Western Cape, where 7 percent are found. Other than South Africa it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Wales, where 14 percent are found.

Metthews Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Metthews has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Metthews surname rose 267 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Metthews Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Metthews earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 71.96% less than the national average, earning R 66,636 per year and in United States they earn 50.61% less than the national average, earning $21,312 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 Metthews
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