Metchim Surname
Approximately 79 people bear this surname
Metchim Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 75 | 1:276,921 | 26,437 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Metchim Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Metchim Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Metchim is most common in Cameroon. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Metchim? popularity and diffusion
The surname Metchim is the 2,121,169th most frequently held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. Metchim is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Metchim are found; 86 percent are found in Central Africa and 84 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 276,921. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: West Region, where 35 percent are found, Centre Region, where 33 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon Metchim is found in one country. It is also common in Algeria, where 5 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 Metchim
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