Meteh Surname
Approximately 332 people bear this surname
Meteh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 211 | 1:98,432 | 11,665 |
| Philippines | 80 | 1:1,265,478 | 96,721 |
| Iran | 29 | 1:2,647,673 | 84,414 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Meteh (101) may also be a first name.
Meteh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meteh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Meteh (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﻣﺘﻪ) is most common in Cameroon. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Meteh? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 832,284th most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,950,440 people. Meteh is mostly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Meteh are found; 64 percent are found in Central Africa and 63 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 940,641st most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 101 people.
The last name is most common in Cameroon, where it is carried by 211 people, or 1 in 98,432. In Cameroon Meteh is most prevalent in: Centre Region, where 48 percent reside, Southwest Region, where 32 percent reside and Northwest Region, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon Meteh exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 24 percent reside and Iran, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Meteh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meteh in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺃﻣﺘﻪ | amth | - |
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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 Meteh
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