Metaferiya Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
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Metaferiya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Metaferiya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Metaferiya (4,277) may also be a first name.

Metaferiya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Metaferiya is found most in Ethiopia. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Metaferiya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Metaferiya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,649,889th most common surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Metaferiya are found; 89 percent are found in East Africa and 89 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Metaferiya is also the 105,855th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 4,277 people.

This surname is most numerous in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 6,096,641. Besides Ethiopia Metaferiya exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Qatar, where 6 percent reside and The United States, 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 Metaferiya
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