Metelius Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Metelius Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Metelius Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden151:656,45048,545
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Metelius Last Name Facts

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

The surname Metelius occurs in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Metelius? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,908,606th most prevalent last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Metelius live; 94 percent live in Northern Europe and 94 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Metelius is most frequently used in Sweden, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 656,450. In Sweden Metelius is primarily concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 80 percent reside, Västra Götaland County, where 13 percent reside and Norrbotten County, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Sweden this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Metelus939,902/
Meteliu934/
Methelus882,242/
Mettelus881,956/
Metolius884/
Metelous883/
Meteilus882/
Meteliuc882/
Meteulus881/
Meteleus881/
Metelu8643/
Methellus8211/
Mithelius823/
Matelus80317/
Metilus8048/
Mettelu809/
Metetlu802/
Mehtelu801/
Mételus801/
Mitelus801/
Metalus801/
Mathelus75265/
Meteluch7522/
Mattelus755/
Metallus751/
Matilius751/
Mettilus751/
Mitelu7189/
Mitelhaus7122/
Mettalous711/
Matelusch710/
Matilus67255/
Mitelut67130/
Mittelhaus6772/
Mitiliu6724/
Matalus678/
Mitilus676/
Métélus673/
Matylus673/
Miteluț671/
Mitelou671/
Matélus671/

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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 Metelius
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