Metah Surname
Approximately 215 people bear this surname
Metah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 160 | 1:288,624 | 18,622 |
| Indonesia | 20 | 1:6,612,460 | 283,723 |
| Cameroon | 8 | 1:2,596,134 | 118,056 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Metah (249) may also be a first name.
Metah Demographics
Metah Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Metah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Metah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Metah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺘﺎﻩ) occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Metah? popularity and diffusion
Metah is the 1,125,333rd most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 33,895,562 people. The last name Metah occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Metah reside; 76 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Metah is also the 565,047th most commonly held given name worldwide, borne by 249 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 160 people, or 1 in 288,624. In Kenya Metah is most common in: Kakamega County, where 61 percent live, Trans Nzoia County, where 38 percent live and Bungoma County, where 1 percent live. Beside Kenya Metah exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 9 percent live and Cameroon, where 4 percent live.
Metah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Metah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Metah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺘﺎﻩ | mtah | - |
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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 Metah
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