de Metz Surname

841,044th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 327 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

de Metz Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the city of Metz. De is French for 'from'. The name happens to be spelled as one word and the 'z' has changes for some people in to an 's'.

de Metz Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2221:299,20145,739
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
Belgium161:718,54060,840
England161:3,482,379114,324
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
United States91:40,273,215872,126
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

de Metz Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the city of Metz. De is French for 'from'. The name happens to be spelled as one word and the 'z' has changes for some people in to an 's'.

- b.d.demets
DNA test information
Display Statistics on:
  • Average Salary in:
    Canada

de Metz Demographics

Average de Metz Salary in
Canada

$62,958 CAD

Per year
Rank:
37,187 of 236,188
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
3.4726E-5
Rank: 183,281 of 236,189
Percentage of national average salary:
126.72%
Sample size: 3 (2014)

Average Salary in
Canada

$49,683 CAD

Per year
Per month:
$4,140 CAD
Per week:
$920 CAD
Per day:
$136 CAD

View the highest/lowest earning families in Canada

de Metz Last Name Facts

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

The last name de Metz is found in France more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name de Metz? popularity and diffusion

The last name de Metz is the 841,044th most commonly held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,286,073 people. de Metz is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of de Metz live; 81 percent live in Western Europe and 69 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The last name is most frequent in France, where it is held by 222 people, or 1 in 299,201. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Île-de-France, where 36 percent reside, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 14 percent reside and Brittany, where 9 percent reside. Barring France this surname is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 7 percent reside and Belgium, where 5 percent reside.

de Metz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of de Metz has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the de Metz surname increased 229 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 450 percent between 1880 and 2014.

de Metz Last Name Statistics demography

de Metz earn significantly more than the average income. In Canada they earn 26.72% more than the national average, earning $62,958 CAD per year.

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de Mez923/
de Mets86531/
De-Metz862/
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