Metelu Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Metelu Surname User-submission:

The Metelu surname originates in south India (Andra Pradesh), but over the past century the whole generations of this family migrated to Maharashtra. They belong to scheduled caste.

Metelu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India411:18,708,912282,725
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Metelu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Metelu surname originates in south India (Andra Pradesh), but over the past century the whole generations of this family migrated to Maharashtra. They belong to scheduled caste.

- metelu.

Metelu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Metelu (Hindi: मेटेलू, Marathi: मेटेलु) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Metelu.

How Common Is The Last Name Metelu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Metelu is the 2,979,664th most widespread last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Metelu live; 95 percent live in South Asia and 95 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

The surname is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 18,708,912. In India Metelu is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 100 percent reside. Besides India this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Metelus929,902/
Mettelu929/
Meteliu924/
Metetlu922/
Mehtelu921/
Methelus862,242/
Mettelus861,956/
Meteluch8622/
Metelius8616/
Metelous863/
Meteilus862/
Meteleus861/
Motelu83743/
Matelu83142/
Mitelu8389/
Metalu8315/
Methellus8011/
Mahtelu77220/
Metaliu77175/
Mitelut77130/
Metoğlu7763/
Metilus7748/
Matelau7728/
Maatelu7723/
Metalau774/
Mettolu774/
Mettalu773/
Methalu772/
Mathelu772/
Mateleu771/
Mattelu771/
Metholu771/
Mételus771/
Miteluț771/
Mateliu771/
Matelou771/
Mitelou771/
Mitelus771/
Metalliu7156/
Metioğlu7118/
Maetalau7113/
Methallu717/
Mahatelu716/
Mettallu714/
Mettollu711/
Mathelau711/
Mettilus711/
Mithellu711/
Matolu671,873/
Matalu671,546/
Matilu67557/
Motolu6767/
Motalu6758/
Mitalu6728/
Mitelhaus6722/
Mithelius673/
Mitolu672/
Miththelu672/
Mehtioğlu672/
Motilu671/
Mehetoğlu671/

Metelu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Metelu in the Hindi language
मेटेलूmetelu-
Metelu in the Marathi language
मेटेलुmetelu69.7
मेटेलूmetelu12.12
मेतेळूmetelu6.06
मेतेलूmetelu6.06
मेतेलुmetelu6.06

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