Meta'a Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Meta'a Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 17 | 1:1,221,710 | 73,195 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Meta'a Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meta'a Come From? nationality or country of origin
Meta'a occurs most in Cameroon. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meta'a? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,649,889th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Meta'a reside; 94 percent reside in Central Africa and 78 percent reside in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa.
The surname Meta'a is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 1,221,710. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: East Region, where 71 percent reside, Centre Region, where 12 percent reside and South Region, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The Solomon Islands, where 6 percent reside.
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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 Meta'a
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