Metago Surname

1,185,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Metago Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Metago Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1931:107,61212,606
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Metago Last Name Facts

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

The last name Metago is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Metago.

How Common Is The Last Name Metago? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,185,157th most numerous surname internationally, held by around 1 in 36,437,730 people. Metago occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Metago live; 96 percent live in Central Africa and 96 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname Metago is most common in Cameroon, where it is carried by 193 people, or 1 in 107,612. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: West Region, where 48 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 34 percent are found and Centre Region, where 17 percent are found. Other than Cameroon this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Metango92288/
Metagho923/
Methago921/
Metangho862/
Metangou861/
Methagot861/
Metogo831,309/
Mitago83179/
Matago8374/
Metego8334/
Metaga833/
Mitango771,530/
Metogho77305/
Methogo77204/
Metongo77138/
Metanga7722/
Maetaga7712/
Matagho778/
Motagou777/
Metegho773/
Mathago772/
Maitago772/
Metogoh771/
Metagaa771/
Mithago771/
Matagoh771/
Mataggo771/
Metagha771/
Metagau771/
Mataugo771/
Metogoi771/
Mothago771/
Meetaga771/
Metougou71172/
Mahatago714/
Metagadd713/
Metagaud711/
Methanga711/
Meitanga711/
Maitagou711/
Mitogo679,324/
Mataga675,055/
Matogo672,065/
Mitego67365/
Motogo6747/
Metoga6739/
Matego6722/
Motaga6722/
Mestaghat678/
Motego677/
Mitaga674/
Metega671/
Methaugas671/
Metoungou671/

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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 Metago
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