Metane Surname

820,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 339 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Metane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Metane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3091:175,33219,362
Mauritania111:372,26015,230
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080

Metane (54) may also be a first name.

Metane Last Name Facts

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

The last name Metane (Bengali: মেতেনে, Georgian: მეთანე, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺘﺎﻥ, Marathi: मेटणे, Oriya: େମଟେନ) is most common in South Africa. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Metane? popularity and diffusion

The surname Metane is the 820,032nd most prevalent last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 21,497,186 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Metane reside; 91 percent reside in Southern Africa and 91 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,350,955th most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 54 people.

This last name is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 309 people, or 1 in 175,332. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Mpumalanga, where 72 percent live, Gauteng, where 18 percent live and Limpopo, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa Metane is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 3 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live.

Metane Last Name Statistics demography

Metane earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 49.21% less than the national average, earning R 120,708 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Metange921,819/
Metaneh92562/
Metagne92520/
Maetane92148/
Metanie9292/
Methane9242/
Metanes927/
Moetane925/
Mestane924/
Metaane923/
Metanee923/
Mettane921/
Metamne921/
Metan911,795/
Metaange862/
Metannge862/
Metagnie862/
Meatange861/
Methaney861/
Methange861/
Mehtaney861/
Mestanea861/
Methagne861/
Mestaine861/
Mechtane861/
Methanei861/
Methanie860/
Mettaner860/
Metani833,716/
Mestan832,888/
Matane832,693/
Metang83526/
Motane83353/
Mettan83309/
Metene83228/
Methan83179/
Metana83143/
Meytan8378/
Mitane8371/
Metine8361/
Metanj8327/
Meetan8319/
Metand8314/
Metone8311/
Mehtan834/
Meatan834/
Meitan834/
Metanh834/
Metain833/
Metaan833/
Metany832/
Medtan831/
Meztan831/
Metayn831/
Metaun831/
Metank830/
Mesthanea801/
Meithanei801/
Mechtaine801/
Meethanes800/
Metthaner800/
Maetani773,224/
Mathane772,198/
Mitange771,983/
Moteane771,207/
Mehtani771,192/
Mitaine77589/
Mateane77492/
Matanie77246/
Metanaj77177/
Mettang77172/
Motayne77164/
Mestaan77119/
Methany77114/
Mitanne7779/
Mithane7747/
Mitayne7744/
Maitane7741/
Meteney7738/
Methana7732/
Mettani7730/
Metaniy7727/
Mothane7727/
Meetang7726/
Meethan7723/
Meitany7718/
Mettene7717/
Mestone7716/
Metahni7715/
Mataney7715/
Mataane7715/
Metangi7715/
Mejtani7714/
Motaune7714/
Mettana7712/
Metanai7712/
Mehtain7711/
Metanis7710/
Mataine7710/
Methone7710/
Mettine779/
Metahan779/
Metasin778/
Metyene778/
Meteang778/
Meteine777/
Metinee777/
Mhatane776/
Mahtane776/
Metaing776/
Meetean776/
Mettone775/
Maytane775/
Methang775/
Metaung775/
Meettan774/
Metasen774/
Meytang774/
Mitanee774/
Metanip773/
Mehtaan773/
Mittane773/
Maatane773/
Meetain772/
Meetine772/
Mataneh772/
Meatani772/
Motanee772/
Matanee771/
Matanhe771/
Medtana771/
Medtani771/
Meetana771/
Mistane771/
Meithan771/
Mesthan771/
Mitanie771/
Methine771/
Methene771/
Mattane771/
Matanei771/
Mataune771/
Mataene771/
Motahne771/
Motaine771/
Mietann771/
Mehtaun771/
Mehthan771/
Metagni771/
Metanui771/
Metanyi771/
Metiene771/
Metiney771/
Mestang771/
Metenee771/
Methant771/
Meitang771/
Mechtan771/
Mottane771/
Mehstan771/
Mehtasn771/
Matanne771/
Metones771/
Meteneh771/
Mettain770/
Meitain770/
Meastan770/
Maetany770/
Mitaner770/
Metoney770/
Mettank770/
Matanea770/
Meetank770/
Meethajone751/
Mitan733,523/
Meton73851/
Metam73161/
Mytan731/
Metón731/
Métan731/
Mahatane711,342/
Methaniy711,060/
Metheney71743/
Motahane71556/
Motheane71176/
Mittaine71152/
Metangni71126/
Metanova71100/
Meitanis7186/
Metheany7172/
Matheane7167/
Methanai7158/
Midtaune7155/
Meethani7150/
Mahtaney7146/
Metauten7144/
Madtanee7132/
Metayana7128/
Motaineh7124/
Mitaynes7122/
Methanay7122/
Mehetani7121/
Maitange7121/
Mathaney7120/
Maytanes7118/
Maitanes7116/
Maitaine7115/
Metasing7110/
Metongue7110/
Metayuni719/
Mehytang718/
Methanna717/
Meytanis717/
Meethana716/
Meyshtanets715/
Metuyani715/
Mahtaneh715/
Mitayene714/
Matahane714/
Metanych713/
Medthana713/
Metthana713/
Methanni713/
Mattaine713/
Mathaneu713/
Meethang713/
Maitaune712/
Metahang712/
Mathanie712/
Mishtane712/
Metienne712/
Mettanna712/
Mestanis712/
Mathanee712/
Mmithane712/
Mattanee712/
Metoiani711/
Maithane711/
Mathanne711/
Meteyani711/
Metthani711/
Metuiner711/
Meythani711/
Metayani711/
Mythanne711/
Meatoner711/
Matahneh711/
Matainne711/
Maitagne711/
Maytaine711/
Mothaneh711/
Mietahan711/
Mithanie711/
Mehtahni711/
Metagnoi711/
Metangiy711/
Metateng711/
Metognie711/
Metougne711/
Methasin711/
Methenie711/
Methoune711/
Mitiyane711/
Metahani711/
Mechtani711/
Mothanne711/
Meetaing711/
Meethone711/
Maythane711/
Mistaine711/
Mistayne711/
Mitaiane711/
Methinee711/
Midtanne710/
Mettanay710/
Meastain710/
Mattaney710/
Mitani6740,837/
Matene674,596/
Maitan674,284/
Motene672,798/
Mithan671,879/
Matone671,720/
Mitana671,558/
Meston671,499/
Mettam671,250/
Motone67835/
Metton67692/
Mittan67644/
Meetam67420/
Maytan67403/
Methainay67378/
Metham67356/
Mitang67344/
Meaton67310/
Majtan67301/
Metong67191/
Mešťan67132/
Mehton67114/
Mitthanet6790/
Mistan6774/
Meiton6761/
Methon6752/
Mitine6750/
Metoni6744/
Meatheany6726/
Mettasing6722/
Meteny6716/
Meteigner6716/
Metaam6715/
Meeton6712/
Mechtaniy6712/
Meatam6710/
Meatheney679/
Mitňan678/
Mitone678/
Methasing678/
Mitene676/
Mestam675/
Mechtoune674/
Měštan674/
Meethaing674/
Mahataine673/
Meyton673/
Maithanee673/
Medton673/
Matanj673/
Metuon673/
Mythan672/
Mestoiani672/
Meytanova672/
Mujtan672/
Mieton672/
Mihtan672/
Metona672/
Mătean672/
Mechtahyn672/
Mithanesh671/
Midtan671/
Metony671/
Mehtaanii671/
Meitam671/
Metein671/
Hmetienne671/
Meuton671/
Mytene671/
Ma'atanea671/
Mahatanie671/
Mahatanne671/
Mahatayne671/
Mahattane671/
Meuthaniy671/
Metthasingue671/
Mettán671/
Muitan671/
Mitand671/
Metaching671/
Metasingh671/
Metoon671/
Metoungue671/
Methineah671/
Mithiyane671/
Mahathane671/
Moitan671/
Motanj671/
Mytanh671/
Meetajanh671/
Misthayne671/
Mitain671/
Mettanait671/
Mitthaner670/
Matheaney670/
Metoun670/

Metane Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Metane in the Georgian language
მეთანეmetane-
Metane in the Bengali language
মেতেনেmetene-
Metane in the Oriya language
େମଟେନematena-
Metane in the Marathi language
मेटणेmetane-
Metane in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺘﺎﻥmtan75
ﺍﻣﺘﺎﻥamtan16.67
ﺃﻣﺘﺎﻥamtan8.33

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