Metcham Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Metcham Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 14 | 1:1,483,505 | 83,777 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Metcham Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Metcham Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Metcham is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Metcham? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,057,639th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. Metcham occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Metcham live; 93 percent live in Central Africa and 87 percent live in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa.
The surname Metcham is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 1,483,505. In Cameroon Metcham is most prevalent in: East Region, where 93 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 7 percent are found. Barring Cameroon this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in India, where 7 percent are found.
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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 Metcham
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