Metcheme Surname
Approximately 58 people bear this surname
Metcheme Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 57 | 1:364,370 | 32,302 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Metcheme (151) may also be a first name.
Metcheme Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Metcheme Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Metcheme is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Metcheme.
How Common Is The Last Name Metcheme? popularity and diffusion
Metcheme is the 2,530,696th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Metcheme live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 749,223rd most commonly occurring given name in the world, borne by 151 people.
The surname is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 57 people, or 1 in 364,370. In Cameroon Metcheme is primarily found in: Far North Region, where 93 percent are found, Adamawa Region, where 2 percent are found and Centre Region, where 2 percent are found. Other than Cameroon this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 2 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 Metcheme
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