Meta Surname
Approximately 83,738 people bear this surname
Meta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 54,262 | 1:1,362 | 119 |
| Albania | 7,946 | 1:367 | 18 |
| India | 6,549 | 1:117,127 | 7,620 |
| Ethiopia | 2,254 | 1:43,277 | 4,742 |
| Tanzania | 2,064 | 1:25,650 | 3,132 |
| Indonesia | 1,741 | 1:75,962 | 8,114 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1,087 | 1:7,501 | 544 |
| Uganda | 905 | 1:43,137 | 5,423 |
| Italy | 887 | 1:68,948 | 12,227 |
| Greece | 837 | 1:13,238 | 1,781 |
| Kosovo | 806 | 1:2,310 | 370 |
| United States | 390 | 1:929,382 | 69,672 |
| Kenya | 382 | 1:120,890 | 10,105 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| Cameroon | 350 | 1:59,340 | 7,638 |
| Turkey | 344 | 1:226,225 | 16,110 |
| Venezuela | 269 | 1:112,283 | 3,930 |
| Thailand | 232 | 1:304,476 | 52,504 |
| Argentina | 196 | 1:218,079 | 17,960 |
| Colombia | 148 | 1:322,798 | 5,917 |
| France | 145 | 1:458,088 | 65,490 |
| Malaysia | 135 | 1:218,476 | 12,676 |
| South Africa | 128 | 1:423,263 | 36,588 |
| Canada | 109 | 1:338,033 | 30,736 |
| England | 109 | 1:511,175 | 32,340 |
| Solomon Islands | 100 | 1:5,800 | 828 |
| North Macedonia | 87 | 1:24,155 | 3,162 |
| Zimbabwe | 82 | 1:188,271 | 22,304 |
| Pakistan | 61 | 1:2,928,588 | 24,004 |
| Nigeria | 59 | 1:3,002,420 | 93,371 |
| Congo | 59 | 1:84,561 | 7,183 |
| Belgium | 54 | 1:212,901 | 27,429 |
| Germany | 52 | 1:1,548,182 | 92,602 |
| Chile | 45 | 1:391,477 | 10,650 |
| Brazil | 44 | 1:4,865,326 | 126,089 |
| Australia | 40 | 1:674,893 | 46,030 |
| Romania | 36 | 1:557,719 | 41,269 |
| Benin | 31 | 1:333,407 | 26,304 |
| Switzerland | 28 | 1:293,318 | 23,433 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Ivory Coast | 26 | 1:887,355 | 22,826 |
| Spain | 24 | 1:1,948,002 | 52,403 |
| Austria | 20 | 1:425,772 | 43,235 |
| Sweden | 20 | 1:492,338 | 35,486 |
| Iran | 18 | 1:4,265,696 | 111,937 |
| New Zealand | 14 | 1:323,452 | 26,435 |
| Denmark | 13 | 1:434,209 | 28,556 |
| Israel | 12 | 1:713,136 | 47,700 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Mexico | 10 | 1:12,412,620 | 43,480 |
| Afghanistan | 10 | 1:3,215,318 | 18,974 |
| Serbia | 9 | 1:793,883 | 26,061 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Cambodia | 8 | 1:1,935,893 | 7,100 |
| Northern Cyprus | 8 | 1:39,876 | 7,494 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Croatia | 5 | 1:845,721 | 48,179 |
| Moldova | 5 | 1:712,274 | 39,996 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Slovenia | 4 | 1:621,919 | 23,710 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Montenegro | 3 | 1:213,188 | 6,121 |
| Burkina Faso | 3 | 1:6,117,367 | 22,156 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Lesotho | 2 | 1:1,016,279 | 21,693 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Metà (1) are calculated separately.
Meta (65,270) may also be a first name.
Meta Demographics
Average Meta Salary in
United States
$41,765 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Meta Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meta in the Hindi language | ||
| मेता | meta | 96.2 |
| मेटा | meta | 1.71 |
| मीता | mita | 1.71 |
| मे्ट | meta | 0.38 |
| Meta in the Oriya language | ||
| େମଟା | emata | 88.06 |
| େମଟ | emata | 7.71 |
| େମତା | emata | 1.74 |
| େମତ | emata | 0.5 |
| ମିତା | mita | 0.25 |
| ମିଟା | mita | 0.25 |
| Meta in the Marathi language | ||
| मेता | meta | 77.06 |
| मेटा | meta | 21.1 |
| Meta in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺘﻪ | mth | 36.11 |
| ﻣﻴﺘﺎ | myta | 13.89 |
| ﻣﺘﺎ | mta | 13.89 |
| ﻣﺖ | mt | 8.33 |
| ﻣﻴﺖ | myt | 5.56 |
| ﺃﻣﺘﻪ | amth | 2.78 |
| ﻣﺘﻰ | mty | 2.78 |
| ﺃﻣﺔ | amt | 2.78 |
| ﻣﺘﻮ | mtw | 2.78 |
| ﺍﻣﺘﻪ | amth | 2.78 |
| ﺍﻣﺖ | amt | 2.78 |
| ﻣﺘﺎﻉ | mta | 2.78 |
| ﺍﻣﺎﺕ | amat | 2.78 |
| Meta in the Arabic language | ||
| ميتا | myta | - |
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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
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- 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 Meta
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