Metchap Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Metchap Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
Metchap Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Metchap Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Metchap is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Metchap? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,968,613th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Metchap live; 50 percent live in Central Africa and 50 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon Metchap is most frequent in: Littoral Region, where 50 percent reside and West Region, where 50 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 25 percent reside and Morocco, where 25 percent reside.
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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 Metchap
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