Metaha Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Metaha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 17 | 1:1,221,710 | 73,195 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Metaha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Metaha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Metaha occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Metaha? popularity and diffusion
The last name Metaha is the 4,427,875th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Metaha are found; 85 percent are found in Central Africa and 85 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 1,221,710. In Cameroon Metaha is primarily concentrated in: West Region, where 94 percent are found and East Region, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 5 percent are found and Namibia, where 5 percent are found.
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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 Metaha
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