Metaw Surname

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

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Egypt

Metaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Metaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India81:95,883,173728,828
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Metaw (33) may also be a first name.

Metaw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Metaw (Hindi: मेतवा) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Metaw? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,772,636th most widely held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 53 percent of Metaw are found; 47 percent are found in South Asia and 47 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Metaw is also the 1,807,719th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 33 people.

This last name is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 95,883,173. In India Metaw is primarily found in: Madhya Pradesh, where 100 percent reside. Outside of India Metaw occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 24 percent reside and The United States, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Metawe911,302/
Mestawt831,771/
Mettawe8310/
Metab80403/
Mataw80304/
Metaf8010/
Motaw809/
Metav808/
Mitaw803/
Metow801/
Metthaws775/
Metova73214/
Meteab73184/
Metafe73155/
Mathaw73128/
Meytav73108/
Mestav7371/
Metowa7336/
Methab7333/
Mehtav7324/
Metowe7319/
Meitav7318/
Motawh7316/
Methav7314/
Maetow7313/
Metaiv739/
Mithaw737/
Metaab736/
Mestaf735/
Mattaw733/
Mahtaw733/
Mhetab732/
Methaf732/
Mettaf732/
Meetab732/
Mitawe732/
Matauw732/
Mestow731/
Mettab731/
Metaph731/
Meatab731/
Maetav731/
Maytaw731/
Meteav731/
Metows731/
Methow731/
Mietow731/
Maitaw731/
Mettow730/
Metaffe6742/
Matthaw6727/
Meytova6717/
Metowhe6717/
Methowe6717/
Meatows678/
Matheaw677/
Mahataw676/
Metheuw676/
Mettova675/
Mitaawe674/
Meitova673/
Maitawe672/
Mehttav672/
Mattaiw671/
Mheetab671/
Mejtaib671/
Mehtaav671/
Metowtt671/
Mejtova671/
Metouwe671/
Mehhtab671/

Metaw Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Metaw in the Hindi language
मेतवाmetava-

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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 Metaw
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