Metei Surname
Approximately 239 people bear this surname
Metei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moldova | 131 | 1:27,186 | 4,430 |
| Kenya | 52 | 1:888,075 | 32,885 |
| India | 33 | 1:23,244,406 | 321,547 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Metei (34) may also be a first name.
Metei Demographics
Metei Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Metei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Metei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Metei (Oriya: େମେତଇ) is borne by more people in Moldova than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Metei? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,048,281st most commonly held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 30,491,824 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 56 percent of Metei are found; 56 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 55 percent are found in Romanian Europe. Metei is also the 1,775,424th most prevalent forename internationally. It is borne by 34 people.
This last name is most common in Moldova, where it is borne by 131 people, or 1 in 27,186. In Moldova it is most numerous in: Hîncești District, where 69 percent reside, Strășeni District, where 27 percent reside and Chișinău Municipality, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Moldova it exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 22 percent reside and India, where 14 percent reside.
Metei Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Metei last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Metei Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Metei in the Oriya language | ||
| େମେତଇ | emeta'i | 50 |
| େମେଟଇ | emeta'i | 50 |
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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 Metei
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