Metain Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Metain Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Metain (3) may also be a first name.
Metain Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Metain Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Metain (Hindi: मेटाइन) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Metain.
How Common Is The Last Name Metain? popularity and diffusion
It is the 10,311,814th most frequent last name in the world, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 33 percent of Metain live; 33 percent live in Central Africa and 33 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 7,463,778th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 3 people.
The surname Metain is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon Metain is most frequent in: West Region, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Ecuador, where 33 percent reside and India, where 33 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Metain Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Metain in the Hindi language | ||
| मेटाइन | meta'ina | - |
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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 Metain
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