Where Does The Last Name Metchum Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Metchum has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Metchum? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 754,238^th most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 19,177,752 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Metchum reside; 99 percent reside in Central Africa and 99 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 376 people, or 1 in 55,237. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: West Region, where 48 percent are found, Centre Region, where 24 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 20 percent are found. Besides Cameroon Metchum occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and France, where 0 percent are found.

Metchum Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Metchum has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Metchum surname rose 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.