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 occurs most in Ethiopia. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meteku? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 68,976th most frequently used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,012,863 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Meteku are found; 92 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 82,466th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 6,368 people.

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

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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