Muth Surname

23,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,281 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Muth Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Muth, a pet form of Helmuth (helmet, courage); the brave or courageous man; descendant of Muth, a pet form of names beginning with Mut (spirit), as Muotfrid and Mothar.

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Muth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany12,6091:6,385781
United States7,1511:50,6866,119
Pakistan6731:265,4445,855
Austria4711:18,0792,773
France4571:145,34522,476
Canada4231:87,1059,640
Hungary2851:34,4433,756
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
India1501:5,113,769127,237
Romania1411:142,39615,241
Poland1171:324,86137,737
England691:807,50843,459
Argentina681:628,58044,177
Switzerland481:171,10215,661
Brazil461:4,653,790122,015
New Zealand391:116,11114,715
Sweden381:259,12517,909
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Cambodia301:516,2384,247
Australia271:999,84158,390
Guam211:7,6251,143
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Slovakia151:355,76348,124
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Croatia121:352,38432,084
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Norway91:571,36544,190
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0051:49,9695,679

The alternate forms: Müth (92) & Múth (33) are calculated separately.

Muth (855) may also be a first name.

Muth Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Muth, a pet form of Helmuth (helmet, courage); the brave or courageous man; descendant of Muth, a pet form of names beginning with Mut (spirit), as Muotfrid and Mothar.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

From the Middle High German: disdainfulness, pride, mischief [Hochmut, Übermut]. The meaning in some German idioms/dialects is: measure for grain/cereals or the froth of beer.

- lavinia.muth

Muth Last Name Facts

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

Muth (Hindi: मुठ, Marathi: मुथ) occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Müth or Múth. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Muth? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 23,279th most numerous surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 313,025 people. Muth is primarily found in Europe, where 62 percent of Muth reside; 58 percent reside in Western Europe and 56 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 278,605th most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 855 people.

The last name Muth is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 12,609 people, or 1 in 6,385. In Germany Muth is primarily concentrated in: Hesse, where 28 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Germany it exists in 61 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent are found and Pakistan, where 3 percent are found.

Muth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Muth has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Muth surname grew 712 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 2,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Muth Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Muth last name are 15.84% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.61% being registered with the party.

The amount Muth earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 149.04% more than the national average, earning R 591,804 per year; in United States they earn 7.14% more than the national average, earning $46,230 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.48% less than the national average, earning $49,446 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Müth9292/
Múth9233/
Muthe897,524/
Meuth89857/
Mauth89252/
Mouth89217/
Mutth895/
Muith894/
Muuth891/
Mutht891/
Mut8686,253/
Mauthe801,988/
Mouthe801,233/
Mutthe80174/
Muiteh8021/
Muthth8017/
Muthhe8013/
Muithe809/
Moutch809/
Mustph805/
Mmuthe804/
Meusth803/
Meuths801/
Mgauth801/
Muuthe801/
Mujthd801/
Mudthe801/
Meuthe801/
Mouths801/
Moudth801/
Maut7512,788/
Mout759,138/
Must754,412/
Mute752,428/
Muit752,085/
Mutt75579/
Muhd7581/
Mudh7541/
Meut7535/
Móth7516/
Muyt7514/
Mujt7512/
Mudt757/
Muht756/
Mhut755/
Muut754/
Hmut754/
Mutd751/
Mgut751/
Muththe73910/
Meutsch73121/
Muthová7321/
Moushth7314/
Muthtte731/
Muthova731/
Muthowa731/
Maute678,553/
Maust672,276/
Mhute671,827/
Mahut671,474/
Mutte671,107/
Meudt67852/
Muste67820/
Moute67520/
Musht67480/
Moust67307/
Muh'd67198/
Meute67184/
Mooth67140/
Muite67132/
Moudh6760/
Muijt6725/
Mohut6724/
Mouhd6723/
Muitt6720/
Mucht6718/
'Mute6718/
Muits6717/
Mudte6713/
Mouts6711/
Musts679/
Mauts676/
Mushd675/
Hmout674/
Moutt673/
Maudh673/
Muidh673/
Mautt672/
Mmuhd672/
Muidt671/
Mauht671/
Mu'hd671/
Moutp671/
Muudh671/
Hmudt671/
Mauut671/
Moudt671/
Muihd671/
Muhsd671/
Mmuit671/
Mmute671/
Muyts671/
Musst671/
Muttt671/
Mmoth671/
Mmust671/
Motht671/
Muhdd671/
Mustp671/
Mauhd671/
Maudt670/

Muth Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Muth in the Marathi language
मुथmutha63.64
मुथ्थाmuththa18.18
मुठmutha18.18
Muth in the Hindi language
मुठmutha37.5
मूथmutha25
मुथ्muth25
मुथmutha12.5

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