Metander Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Metander Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Metander Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Metander Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Metander Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Metander is found in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Metander? popularity and diffusion

The last name Metander is the 4,772,636th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Metander reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name is most common in Sweden, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 615,422. In Sweden Metander is most numerous in: Östergötland County, where 63 percent live, Södermanland County, where 19 percent live and Skåne County, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Sweden this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Norway, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Methander9414/
Metande934/
Mitander88140/
Meteande8821/
Motander8817/
Mothander82103/
Mistander8233/
Mithander8212/
Mittander820/
Mitande8039/
Metanda8021/
Metonde801/
Mithande7514/
Mitanda673,478/
Mitonde6799/
Mitandi673/
Metondi672/
Mytanda671/
Mistandi632/
Maitanda632/
Mittanda631/
Mitounde631/
Mithanda631/
Maytanda631/
Mitoondee593/
Mitonda5365/
Mitondis501/
Mitounda501/
Mitondio501/
Maitonda501/

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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 Metander
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