Metan Surname
Approximately 1,795 people bear this surname
Metan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 950 | 1:139,210 | 13,807 |
| Turkey | 304 | 1:255,992 | 17,622 |
| Iran | 107 | 1:717,594 | 37,363 |
| Ivory Coast | 103 | 1:223,993 | 9,237 |
| India | 78 | 1:9,834,172 | 191,207 |
| Germany | 42 | 1:1,916,797 | 106,618 |
| Russia | 39 | 1:3,695,463 | 185,353 |
| Ukraine | 34 | 1:1,338,903 | 111,766 |
| Qatar | 31 | 1:76,064 | 7,685 |
| Cameroon | 28 | 1:741,752 | 52,682 |
| Malaysia | 27 | 1:1,092,379 | 48,277 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 1:2,947,083 | 107,736 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 1:51,821 | 2,326 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
The alternate forms: Métan (1) are calculated separately.
Metan (1,749) may also be a first name.
Metan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Metan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Metan (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺘﺎﻥ, Hindi: मेतां, Marathi: मेतन, Oriya: େମଟନ, Russian: Метан) is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Métan. For other potential spellings of Metan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Metan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 226,224th most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 4,059,914 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 79 percent of Metan are found; 55 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 54 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 183,202nd most widely held first name at a global level, held by 1,749 people.
It is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is held by 950 people, or 1 in 139,210. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 95 percent live, West Kalimantan, where 1 percent live and South Sulawesi, where 1 percent live. Excluding Indonesia this surname occurs in 30 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 17 percent live and Iran, where 6 percent live.
Metan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Metan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 133 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Metan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Metan in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺘﺎﻥ | mtan | - |
| Metan in the Marathi language | ||
| मेतन | metana | 96 |
| मेताण | metana | 2 |
| Metan in the Oriya language | ||
| େମଟନ | ematana | 66.67 |
| େମତନ | ematana | 33.33 |
| Metan in the Hindi language | ||
| मेतां | metam | 51.85 |
| मेतान | metana | 28.7 |
| मेतन | metana | 11.11 |
| मेटन | metana | 4.63 |
| मेतं | metam | 3.7 |
| Metan in the Russian language | ||
| Метан | metan | - |
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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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- 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 Metan
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