Metaye Surname
Approximately 128 people bear this surname
Metaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 113 | 1:587,812 | 78,453 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
The alternate forms: Métaye (13), Metayé (1) & Métayé (1) are calculated separately.
Metaye (11) may also be a first name.
Metaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Metaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Metaye (Marathi: मेटये, Russian: Метайе) occurs most in France. It can be found as a variant: Métaye, Metayé or Métayé. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Metaye? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,589,322nd most frequently held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 56,933,952 people. The last name Metaye is mostly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Metaye are found; 89 percent are found in Western Europe and 88 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 11 people.
The surname Metaye is most frequently held in France, where it is held by 113 people, or 1 in 587,812. In France Metaye is primarily concentrated in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 28 percent live, Pays de la Loire, where 22 percent live and Île-de-France, where 19 percent live. Not including France it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 4 percent live and The Dominican Republic, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Metaye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Metaye in the Marathi language | ||
| मेटये | metaye | - |
| Metaye in the Russian language | ||
| Метайе | metaje | - |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Metaye
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