Metele Surname

473,663rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 707 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Latvia

Metele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Metele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo4791:154,23716,059
South Africa1201:451,48138,064
Latvia501:41,0016,251
Tanzania221:2,406,43748,353
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Cameroon151:1,384,60580,726
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Metele (35) may also be a first name.

Metele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Metele is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Metele? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 473,663rd most common family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,307,703 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Metele live; 69 percent live in Central Africa and 68 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Metele is also the 1,744,716th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 35 people.

The last name is most common in The DR Congo, where it is held by 479 people, or 1 in 154,237. Not including The DR Congo it occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 17 percent reside and Latvia, where 7 percent reside.

Metele Last Name Statistics demography

Metele earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 36.28% less than the national average, earning R 151,416 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meteler9277/
Metelet9260/
Moetele9251/
Metiele9245/
Meteles9220/
Meteley925/
Mettele924/
Mestele923/
Metelle923/
Methele921/
Meitele921/
Metelez921/
Meteleț921/
Metle9152/
Meiteles8655/
Mettelet8627/
Metheler8610/
Meteleha868/
Mettelle863/
Metelets861/
Meteless861/
Mešteler861/
Meteelle861/
Metesler861/
Mettle835,218/
Metela832,326/
Matele831,628/
Motele83785/
Mmetle83393/
Meteli83193/
Mitele83114/
Metile83113/
Meteil8378/
Metlej8357/
Methel8352/
Metole8341/
Metale8325/
Meitle837/
Meetle835/
Metyle834/
Methle832/
Meatle831/
Meteal830/
Meteiller804/
Methelesh803/
Meytheler800/
Mettela771,551/
Methela77993/
Mataele77922/
Mistele77490/
Methole77234/
Mothele77226/
Mitelea77215/
Mathele77208/
Metelia77164/
Mheteli77132/
Mestile7781/
Mattele7771/
Metelis7769/
Meattle7759/
Metelii7748/
Metille7744/
Metelya7740/
Moteele7738/
Metalle7737/
Mitelle7736/
Matelea7734/
Metteil7732/
Mateele7727/
Mitelet7721/
Moteley7720/
Metaleh7719/
Mateley7718/
Matiele7716/
Mästele7715/
Metoile7710/
Metteli778/
Methile778/
Meteliz777/
Mieteli777/
Metahle777/
Mettile776/
Methale776/
Metteal776/
Maitele776/
Mahtele775/
Matelee775/
Miteles773/
Matelei773/
Meteala773/
Mettale772/
Mehteli772/
Meteeli772/
Metelip772/
Mietela772/
Moteule772/
Mehtile772/
Meatela771/
Metelys771/
Metesil771/
Meteyla771/
Metheli771/
Meticel771/
Meuthel771/
Meteela771/
Mhetela771/
Methell771/
Metehel771/
Meitela771/
Metiles771/
Mithele771/
Mateule771/
Mettelä771/
Moitele771/
Metaley771/
Metiler771/
Metelio771/
Metelit771/
Methely771/
Moteale771/
Mateleu771/
Mesteli771/
Meethel771/
Metytel771/
Metheil771/
Methiel771/
Metoely771/
Miotele771/
Mittele770/
Meteall770/
Metetel770/
Messtheler751/
Mytle734/
Mitle732/
Mettille71368/
Mateille7184/
Mistelet7162/
Mathelie7156/
Mayteles7147/
Majteles7134/
Moetteli7119/
Metessel7118/
Maethole7115/
Methelis7112/
Mahatele717/
Maetolea717/
Mithelle716/
Motealeh713/
Misteler712/
Maitelle712/
Mitheles711/
Maetalle711/
Mehetole711/
Misteley711/
Metettil711/
Methella711/
Metteala711/
Mettiela711/
Mettitle711/
Metayler711/
Mattiele711/
Matealea711/
Matehele711/
Meathela711/
Metailer711/
Mesthile711/
Myteleha711/
Meethela711/
Methiles711/
Meityler710/
Miethell710/
Matehley710/
Matale679,330/
Motale677,079/
Matole673,251/
Mitole671,663/
Matile671,408/
Metali671,238/
Metila67844/
Mateli67641/
Mitela67478/
Methil67271/
Moteli67269/
Metili67239/
Motole67162/
Metlhe67161/
Metailler67141/
Motile67121/
Metail6782/
Mittle6772/
Mithel6770/
Mitale6764/
Motealleh6723/
Mathellie6719/
Miteul6714/
Mmitle6713/
Mitile6710/
Mithelesh679/
Mytile676/
Mahateley674/
Midtle674/
Maitle674/
Miteli673/
Miteal672/
Mitely672/
Matthelie672/
Mityle671/
Metily671/
Mathielle671/
Mehtaheel671/
Metyla671/
Mestichel671/
Mytela671/
Méteil671/
Méthel671/
Mitlej671/
Mahathele671/
Mmytle671/
Myteli671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Metele
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