Metal Surname
Approximately 3,520 people bear this surname
Metal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,082 | 1:708,933 | 32,773 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| Mali | 258 | 1:65,771 | 1,556 |
| United States | 212 | 1:1,709,712 | 113,287 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| United Arab Emirates | 157 | 1:58,358 | 5,656 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Philippines | 88 | 1:1,150,434 | 92,307 |
| Brazil | 85 | 1:2,518,522 | 76,509 |
| Portugal | 85 | 1:122,568 | 5,627 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| Indonesia | 59 | 1:2,241,512 | 136,522 |
| Canada | 55 | 1:669,920 | 54,285 |
| Iran | 52 | 1:1,476,587 | 59,047 |
| France | 50 | 1:1,328,454 | 133,611 |
| Turkey | 48 | 1:1,621,280 | 61,377 |
| Czechia | 34 | 1:312,749 | 39,315 |
| England | 33 | 1:1,688,426 | 69,999 |
| Mexico | 32 | 1:3,878,944 | 25,867 |
| China | 27 | 1:50,641,539 | 2,733 |
| Germany | 26 | 1:3,096,364 | 143,912 |
| Spain | 22 | 1:2,125,093 | 54,547 |
| Malaysia | 21 | 1:1,404,487 | 59,312 |
| Pakistan | 21 | 1:8,506,852 | 44,204 |
| Austria | 17 | 1:500,908 | 47,931 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Afghanistan | 15 | 1:2,143,546 | 15,005 |
| Australia | 15 | 1:1,799,713 | 85,184 |
| Chile | 14 | 1:1,258,320 | 22,898 |
| Argentina | 13 | 1:3,287,955 | 132,850 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Peru | 12 | 1:2,648,677 | 28,015 |
| Algeria | 11 | 1:3,511,959 | 46,373 |
| Poland | 11 | 1:3,455,341 | 126,214 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Hungary | 9 | 1:1,090,697 | 49,203 |
| Romania | 8 | 1:2,509,734 | 55,065 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Haiti | 5 | 1:2,136,781 | 15,037 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| South Korea | 5 | 1:10,248,051 | 1,694 |
| Tunisia | 5 | 1:122,125 | 16,050 |
| Ecuador | 4 | 1:3,976,462 | 28,589 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 1:4,221,794 | 131,139 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 1:857,940 | 31,713 |
| Vietnam | 4 | 1:23,161,514 | 3,610 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1:3,171,944 | 6,376 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Metál (104) & Métal (5) are calculated separately.
Metal (1,056) may also be a first name.
Metal Demographics
Metal Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Metal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Metal Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Metal (Arabic: متل, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺘﺎﻝ, Hindi: मेतल, Marathi: मेटल, Oriya: େମତଲ) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Metál or Métal. Click here for other possible spellings of Metal.
How Common Is The Last Name Metal? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 128,714th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 2,070,326 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 64 percent of Metal live; 44 percent live in South Asia and 31 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 246,335th most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 1,056 people.
It is most widespread in India, where it is held by 1,082 people, or 1 in 708,933. In India Metal is mostly found in: Gujarat, where 71 percent live, Maharashtra, where 15 percent live and Karnataka, where 2 percent live. Besides India this last name is found in 104 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 10 percent live and Mali, where 7 percent live.
Metal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Metal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Metal surname expanded 10,600 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 3,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Metal Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Metal last name is principally Orthodox (63%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.
Metal earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.96% less than the national average, earning $37,125 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Metal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Metal in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺘﺎﻝ | mtal | - |
| Metal in the Oriya language | ||
| େମତଲ | ematala | 92 |
| େମତାଲ | ematala | 2.4 |
| େମଟଲ | ematala | 2.4 |
| େମତଲ୍ | ematal | 0.8 |
| Metal in the Marathi language | ||
| मेटल | metala | 77.1 |
| मेटाळ | metala | 13.08 |
| मेतल | metala | 6.07 |
| मेटाल | metala | 0.93 |
| मेटील | metila | 0.93 |
| Metal in the Hindi language | ||
| मेतल | metala | 41.18 |
| मेतला | metala | 35.29 |
| मेटला | metala | 11.76 |
| मित्तल | mittala | 5.88 |
| मेताल | metala | 5.88 |
| Metal in the Arabic language | ||
| متل | mtl | - |
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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
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