Metaj Surname
Approximately 4,973 people bear this surname
Metaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 3,009 | 1:968 | 105 |
| Kosovo | 1,204 | 1:1,546 | 247 |
| Greece | 356 | 1:31,123 | 4,827 |
| Sweden | 75 | 1:131,290 | 9,286 |
| United States | 71 | 1:5,105,055 | 259,233 |
| Switzerland | 52 | 1:157,941 | 14,824 |
| Germany | 48 | 1:1,677,197 | 97,745 |
| Slovenia | 25 | 1:99,507 | 11,584 |
| England | 22 | 1:2,532,639 | 91,802 |
| Italy | 19 | 1:3,218,773 | 100,309 |
| Austria | 16 | 1:532,215 | 49,801 |
| Norway | 14 | 1:367,306 | 34,015 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| Croatia | 7 | 1:604,086 | 40,820 |
| Serbia | 6 | 1:1,190,825 | 29,487 |
| Peru | 6 | 1:5,297,354 | 36,458 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
The alternate forms: Métaj (1) are calculated separately.
Metaj (50) may also be a first name.
Metaj Demographics
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Metaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Metaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Metaj (Hindi: मेताज) has its highest incidence in Albania. It can appear as: Métaj. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Metaj? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 95,677th most frequently occurring family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,465,422 people. The last name Metaj occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Metaj are found; 93 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 85 percent are found in Albano-Europe. It is also the 1,412,538th most common given name throughout the world, borne by 50 people.
The surname Metaj is most widely held in Albania, where it is borne by 3,009 people, or 1 in 968. In Albania it is mostly found in: Fier County, where 36 percent live, Tirana County, where 22 percent live and Vlorë County, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account Albania this surname exists in 29 countries. It is also found in Kosovo, where 24 percent live and Greece, where 7 percent live.
Metaj Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Metaj last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% registered with the party.
The amount Metaj earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 44.29% less than the national average, earning S/. 10,800 per year; in United States they earn 11.89% more than the national average, earning $48,278 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.77% less than the national average, earning $31,416 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Metaj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Metaj in the Hindi language | ||
| मेताज | metaja | - |
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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 Metaj
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