Metalem Surname
Approximately 2,255 people bear this surname
Metalem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 2,254 | 1:43,277 | 4,742 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Metalem (26) may also be a first name.
Metalem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Metalem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Metalem is most common in Ethiopia. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Metalem? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 187,580th most frequent surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,231,728 people. The last name Metalem occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Metalem are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most widely held given name worldwide. It is borne by 26 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Ethiopia, where it is held by 2,254 people, or 1 in 43,277. Without taking into account Ethiopia this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metaalem | 93 | 1 | / |
| Metaleme | 93 | 1 | / |
| Medtalem | 93 | 1 | / |
| Motalem | 86 | 12 | / |
| Matalem | 86 | 8 | / |
| Metalen | 86 | 2 | / |
| Metelem | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mettelem | 80 | 6 | / |
| Motallem | 80 | 4 | / |
| Metalien | 80 | 1 | / |
| Metalin | 71 | 45 | / |
| Motalim | 71 | 27 | / |
| Matalim | 71 | 16 | / |
| Metalyn | 71 | 3 | / |
| Metelim | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mehtaln | 71 | 1 | / |
| Metalimova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Metalina | 67 | 95 | / |
| Motallim | 67 | 10 | / |
| Midtalim | 67 | 5 | / |
| Metalyna | 67 | 5 | / |
| Methalin | 67 | 4 | / |
| Moitalen | 67 | 4 | / |
| Metallin | 67 | 3 | / |
| Midtalen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Medtalin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Metalink | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matallim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meitalina | 63 | 68 | / |
| Metallina | 63 | 46 | / |
| Mitalienė | 63 | 7 | / |
| Metallion | 63 | 1 | / |
| Metalling | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mitalimova | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mitalin | 57 | 5 | / |
| Matelim | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mitallimova | 56 | 2 | / |
| Midtalin | 53 | 25 | / |
| Metolina | 53 | 12 | / |
| Mitalina | 53 | 10 | / |
| Mathelim | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mytalina | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mithalin | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Metalem
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