Meteku Surname

68,976th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Meteku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meteku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia6,6001:14,7802,065
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
Nigeria791:2,242,31376,227
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Meteku (6,368) may also be a first name.

Meteku Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Meteku Come From? nationality or country of origin

Meteku is most common in Ethiopia. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Meteku? popularity and diffusion

Meteku is the 68,976th most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,012,863 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Meteku live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 82,466th most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 6,368 people.

The last name Meteku is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is held by 6,600 people, or 1 in 14,780. Without taking into account Ethiopia it occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 7 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.

Meteku Last Name Statistics demography

Meteku earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.06% more than the national average, earning $48,354 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Metekau9225/
Metekeu9219/
Metekou928/
Metheku924/
Meteikeu8616/
Meteukeu8611/
Metiekou861/
Meitekeu861/
Miteku839,331/
Metiku837,110/
Mateku83306/
Metaku83104/
Metoku8312/
Moteku836/
Meiteekui801/
Maetoku77225/
Meitoku7781/
Metakhu7774/
Matheku7760/
Matekeu7726/
Matekui7724/
Mateaku7712/
Mitesku7710/
Methaku777/
Metakou777/
Mateiku773/
Matekou773/
Maetiku773/
Mettaku772/
Mytesku772/
Metakau771/
Metokou771/
Metokui771/
Metekoe771/
Mitekku771/
Matekhu771/
Mateukou7113/
Mestikou716/
Meetescu716/
Meitescu711/
Mateikeu711/
Mateikou711/
Metiokeu711/
Mathieku711/
Mitiku6799,842/
Matiku6710,608/
Mataku671,302/
Matoku67332/
Mitaku67155/
Metykó6788/
Motaku6777/
Motoku6768/
Mathiekou671/

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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 Meteku
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