Metays Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Metays Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
The alternate forms: Métays (1) are calculated separately.
Metays Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Metays Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Metays is carried by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Métays. Click here to see other possible spellings of Metays.
How Common Is The Last Name Metays? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,723,624th most widespread surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Metays live; 50 percent live in Western Europe and 50 percent live in Gallo-Europe.
The last name Metays is most widespread in France, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 16,605,680. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Centre-Val de Loire, where 25 percent live, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 25 percent live and Occitanie, where 25 percent live. Besides France Metays is found in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 25 percent live and Egypt, where 13 percent live.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Metays
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