Meta Surname

6,759th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83,738 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Albania

Meta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo54,2621:1,362119
Albania7,9461:36718
India6,5491:117,1277,620
Ethiopia2,2541:43,2774,742
Tanzania2,0641:25,6503,132
Indonesia1,7411:75,9628,114
Papua New Guinea1,0871:7,501544
Uganda9051:43,1375,423
Italy8871:68,94812,227
Greece8371:13,2381,781
Kosovo8061:2,310370
United States3901:929,38269,672
Kenya3821:120,89010,105
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Cameroon3501:59,3407,638
Turkey3441:226,22516,110
Venezuela2691:112,2833,930
Thailand2321:304,47652,504
Argentina1961:218,07917,960
Colombia1481:322,7985,917
France1451:458,08865,490
Malaysia1351:218,47612,676
South Africa1281:423,26336,588
Canada1091:338,03330,736
England1091:511,17532,340
Solomon Islands1001:5,800828
North Macedonia871:24,1553,162
Zimbabwe821:188,27122,304
Pakistan611:2,928,58824,004
Nigeria591:3,002,42093,371
Congo591:84,5617,183
Belgium541:212,90127,429
Germany521:1,548,18292,602
Chile451:391,47710,650
Brazil441:4,865,326126,089
Australia401:674,89346,030
Romania361:557,71941,269
Benin311:333,40726,304
Switzerland281:293,31823,433
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Ivory Coast261:887,35522,826
Spain241:1,948,00252,403
Austria201:425,77243,235
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Iran181:4,265,696111,937
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Israel121:713,13647,700
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Afghanistan101:3,215,31818,974
Serbia91:793,88326,061
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Cambodia81:1,935,8937,100
Northern Cyprus81:39,8767,494
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Moldova51:712,27439,996
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Slovenia41:621,91923,710
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Montenegro31:213,1886,121
Burkina Faso31:6,117,36722,156
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Metà (1) are calculated separately.

Meta (65,270) may also be a first name.

Meta Last Name Facts

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

Meta (Arabic: ميتا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺘﻪ, Hindi: मेता, Marathi: मेता, Oriya: େମଟା) is most common in The DR Congo. It can also appear as a variant: Metà. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Meta? popularity and diffusion

The last name Meta is the 6,759th most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 87,028 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 72 percent of Meta live; 65 percent live in Central Africa and 65 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 14,757th most commonly held given name globally, held by 65,270 people.

Meta is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 54,262 people, or 1 in 1,362. Apart from The DR Congo it is found in 93 countries. It also occurs in Albania, where 9 percent live and India, where 8 percent live.

Meta Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Meta has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 19,500 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 10,900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Meta Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Meta surname are 12.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 65.43% being registered with the party.

The amount Meta earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 6.96% more than the national average, earning €32,119 per year; in South Africa they earn 57.19% less than the national average, earning R 101,724 per year; in Colombia they earn 22.56% less than the national average, earning $17,581,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.21% less than the national average, earning $41,765 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.71% more than the national average, earning $59,478 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Metà921/
Mehta89400,641/
Metta8918,859/
Mgeta8911,550/
Mesta8910,361/
Metha896,393/
Metaj894,973/
Mmeta891,414/
Metay891,110/
Maeta891,057/
Meita89929/
Mheta89816/
Moeta89665/
Metea89626/
Meeta89501/
Metas89498/
Metai89398/
Meyta89286/
Mezta89284/
Metah89215/
Metat89209/
Mejta89152/
Metoa89116/
Meata89101/
Mieta8965/
Metaa8939/
Metap8930/
Metad8921/
Meuta899/
Medta898/
'Meta895/
Metau891/
Metga891/
Mechta807,789/
Mestas807,222/
Metais802,748/
Mettai801,528/
Meitay80444/
Mietta80431/
Mettas80350/
Mehtaj80295/
Mehtha80224/
Methat80223/
Mestad80216/
Mestaz80216/
Meitah80210/
Mestha80168/
M'Meta80137/
Mgetta80128/
Metaut80118/
Maetta80117/
Meetha8086/
Mettaz8085/
Mettah8080/
Mestat8071/
Methas8069/
Meatay8058/
Metaux8056/
Mhetoa8053/
Mehtaa8049/
Methai8046/
Maetaa8046/
Mettay8041/
Meztas8040/
Maetha8040/
Mietha8038/
Methad8035/
Mettau8035/
Mettaa8034/
Meshta8034/
Meatta8029/
Meitai8029/
Mehtta8028/
Maetau8024/
Metaha8020/
Methay8020/
Mgetha8018/
Meta'a8018/
Meetai8016/
Meatha8013/
Metaya8013/
Meytap8013/
Meitha8012/
Meista8011/
Metaid8010/
Mettat809/
Methta808/
Mehsta808/
Metays808/
Maehta807/
Methau807/
Meteas807/
Meetap807/
Mettea805/
Metaai805/
Metahj805/
Meetta804/
Methap804/
Metaiz804/
Mejtea804/
Mettad803/
Mettha803/
Mehtau803/
Mehtah803/
Mestay803/
Meitta803/
Moetea803/
Metaud803/
Metaah803/
Metaay803/
Metaja803/
Mehyta802/
Metach802/
Mmetha802/
Moetha802/
Methah802/
Moetai802/
Mestaş802/
Mietau802/
Mestai802/
Mhetha802/
Meetad802/
Medtha801/
Meesta801/
Mehhta801/
Mietoa801/
Methha801/
Mettga801/
Meutta801/
Mehtea801/
Mehtoa801/
Metath801/
Metatt801/
Mgeeta801/
Mhetta801/
Hmehta801/
Metahe801/
Maetah801/
Maetea801/
Me'eta801/
Meatap801/
Mettoa801/
Mettta801/
Meitat801/
Mehtay801/
Mestta801/
Metahp801/
Metaij801/
Metait801/
Metaph801/
Metoha801/
Methoa801/
Mestaj801/
Meataz801/
Meztad801/
Meztah801/
Meetas801/
Meetea801/
Metaus801/
Methaj801/
Meatas800/
Metazz800/
Mata75427,997/
Mota75418,413/
Mita7580,065/
Mete7574,861/
Meti7535,333/
Meto7512,199/
Mety75278/
Myta7560/
Metô753/
Metê752/
Meté751/
Măta751/
Meitaya73388/
Mestach73312/
Metaich73217/
Meistad73200/
Meetooa73184/
Mechtat73150/
Metasch73121/
Mettais73100/
Maeta'a7395/
Methais7393/
Meastas7371/
Mestais7337/
Meethai7327/
Meithay7324/
Mehtaha7321/
Mejstad7319/
Metteau7319/
Mettaud7311/
Meistas7310/
Meteaut739/
Messtai737/
Meištas736/
Mehtaja735/
Mehetaj734/
Metthai734/
Mesthaa733/
Mehetau733/
H'Meita732/
Mettach732/
Mehtays732/
Mechtah732/
Meattas731/
Meetash731/
Methaya731/
Mehthaj731/
Meistat731/
Metahys731/
Mhettat731/
Mmehtha731/
Medtaha731/
Meittah731/
Maeteau731/
Mettaha731/
Moeteau731/
Meitait731/
Metahad731/
Messtta731/
Mestasz731/
Methajd731/
Mettaai731/
Mechtta731/
Meetahp731/
Meetaia731/
Meethap731/
Messtas731/
Mestead730/
Mestadt730/
Motta67108,054/
Matta6796,058/
Mayta6738,627/
Maita6738,373/
Meite6732,036/
Matha6723,997/
Motau6719,893/
Motha6719,772/
Matai6714,032/
Mehto6710,834/
Moita6710,592/
Mitta679,753/
Maata678,228/
Mitha677,228/
Mette676,527/
Muita676,492/
Mohta676,170/
Metto675,365/
Methe675,336/
Matau673,710/
Miete673,694/
Meter673,374/
Mista673,039/
Matea672,818/
Mitea672,795/
Metti672,494/
Mahta672,473/
Mataa672,420/
Mitas672,355/
Metge672,194/
Motea672,051/
Motai672,037/
Matay671,920/
Mitau671,670/
Methi671,628/
Metho671,270/
Metet671,245/
Metou671,159/
Mesto671,081/
'Mota67986/
Metis67935/
Metje67900/
Myota67839/
Motah67783/
Mitat67741/
Mitay67706/
Metui67678/
Mesti67648/
Miota67624/
Matah67601/
Metoo67594/
Metty67529/
Meuti67519/
Mitai67519/
Motay67501/
Mhete67495/
Metoh67485/
Metes67437/
Mmata67431/
Majta67422/
Metiy67417/
Midta67396/
Moïta67388/
Mmeti67345/
Motaa67342/
Meteh67332/
Metos67283/
Mmeto67279/
Meeto67276/
Mmota67269/
Mhata67253/
Meste67244/
Metei67239/
Mätas67237/
Metid67231/
Mujta67204/
Metie67202/
Mitaj67197/
Meute67184/
Meiti67178/
Metee67172/
Mytas67160/
Metio67159/
Mitaa67154/
Maeto67149/
Mieto67131/
Meteu67129/
Metot67127/
Madta67125/
Mitaľ67125/
Meity67108/
Mehti67103/
Meito67102/
Metop6784/
Mitah6783/
Metey6778/
Methy6769/
Mišta6769/
Mătea6767/
Metuo6766/
Moyta6758/
Mitap6758/
Metez6757/
Mojta6757/
Meyte6757/
Moheetah6740/
Metod6739/
Metyľ6739/
Mhita6738/
Meyti6738/
Meteş6738/
Meete6735/
Moeto6732/
Metoz6731/
Mytha6730/
Motaň6729/
Mitač6729/
Mehte6728/
Meteš6726/
Metih6723/
Metyš6722/
Mheto6721/
Meité6720/
Mgita6719/
Meaty6719/
Metoi6719/
Metteaux6718/
Metiľ6718/
Mysta6717/
Hmata6717/
Metyi6715/
Metoy6715/
Meate6714/
Metuy6713/
Miśta6713/
Mitet6712/
Mhota6711/
Mmety6711/
Meïte6711/
Hmeti6710/
Metiz6710/
Meuto6710/
Métay6710/
Mettasch6710/
Mihta679/
Mehtaish679/
Mytta679/
Mitoa678/
Meïté678/
Mataî677/
Mataï677/
Mmita676/
Metuj675/
Metii675/
Methé675/
Metit675/
Meşte675/
Meththaj674/
Meety674/
Metté674/
Metyś674/
Medto674/
Metheaux673/
Myhta673/
Meted673/
Mytaš673/
Mmete672/
Medti672/
Meystadt672/
Mgete672/
Hmety672/
Mitad672/
Metep672/
Mizta672/
Metip672/
Metohova672/
Métas672/
Mójta672/
Metyo672/
M'Ata671/
Medte671/
Mehethaj671/
Mehtj671/
Metayova671/
Hmete671/
H'Meitta671/
Uammetha671/
Metajowa671/
Maíta671/
Métta671/
Motaë671/
Maìta671/
Maïta671/
Metěj671/
Metyĺ671/
Mitga671/
Mitaś671/
Mitaş671/
Mejto671/
Mehtà671/
Mesté671/
Metej671/
Meteň671/
Meteș671/
Mésta671/
Métaj671/
Mehethat671/
Mytaj671/
Mjdta671/
Mmetj671/
Metoj671/
Meyto671/
Metgi670/
Mytea670/
Meistadt670/

Meta Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meta in the Hindi language
मेताmeta96.2
मेटाmeta1.71
मीताmita1.71
मे्टmeta0.38
Meta in the Oriya language
େମଟାemata88.06
େମଟemata7.71
େମତାemata1.74
େମତemata0.5
ମିତାmita0.25
ମିଟାmita0.25
Meta in the Marathi language
मेताmeta77.06
मेटाmeta21.1
Meta in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺘﻪmth36.11
ﻣﻴﺘﺎmyta13.89
ﻣﺘﺎmta13.89
ﻣﺖmt8.33
ﻣﻴﺖmyt5.56
ﺃﻣﺘﻪamth2.78
ﻣﺘﻰmty2.78
ﺃﻣﺔamt2.78
ﻣﺘﻮmtw2.78
ﺍﻣﺘﻪamth2.78
ﺍﻣﺖamt2.78
ﻣﺘﺎﻉmta2.78
ﺍﻣﺎﺕamat2.78
Meta in the Arabic language
ميتاmyta-

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