Metelis Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Latvia

Metelis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Metelis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
Latvia231:89,13212,995
Haiti111:971,26411,594
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401

The alternate forms: Mētelis (1) are calculated separately.

Metelis (27) may also be a first name.

Metelis Last Name Facts

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

Metelis is found most in Brazil. It may be found as: Mētelis. Click here for other potential spellings of Metelis.

How Common Is The Last Name Metelis? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,293,424th most common family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Metelis live; 41 percent live in South America and 41 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently held first name globally, held by 27 people.

It is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 7,645,512. In Brazil Metelis is most frequent in: Amazonas, where 100 percent reside. Not including Brazil this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Latvia, where 33 percent reside and Haiti, where 16 percent reside.

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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
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  • 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 Metelis
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