Metens Surname

608,234th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 509 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Metens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Metens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium3911:29,4034,739
France1081:615,02580,926
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England21:27,859,030389,889
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

The alternate forms: Métens (42) are calculated separately.

Metens Last Name Facts

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

Metens occurs most in Belgium. It can occur as a variant: Métens. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Metens? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 608,234th most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 14,317,379 people. Metens occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Metens are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 95 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Belgium, where it is held by 391 people, or 1 in 29,403. In Belgium it is primarily concentrated in: Walloon Region, where 76 percent reside, Brussels Capital Region, where 20 percent reside and Flemish Region, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Belgium this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in France, where 21 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Metens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Metens has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Metens surname expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Métens9442/
Maetens92290/
Mettens92235/
Mietens9236/
Methens926/
Meetens922/
Mestens920/
Meatens920/
Metthens861/
Meutiens861/
Mehstens860/
Methiens860/
Mesens83193/
Matens83103/
Mitens8335/
Metins832/
Motens831/
Mattens77704/
Messens77261/
Meesens77104/
Mittens77101/
Mathens7753/
Maetins7719/
Maatens777/
Mietins773/
Muytens772/
Meetins771/
Mahtens771/
Matiens771/
Meatins771/
Meitins771/
Méthens771/
Mateens771/
Maitens771/
Mothens770/
Methins770/
Means7322,032/
Meins732,460/
Meyns73580/
Metnz731/
Matns731/
Meuns730/
Meessens7174/
Matthens7115/
Muijtens713/
Mathiens712/
Mattiens711/
Muyttens711/
Meechins711/
Meachens711/
Matehens711/
Matins671,453/
Meijns67114/
Mitins6734/
Motins678/
Micens674/
Meansh672/
Meinss672/
Motenz671/
Mesins671/
Meinst671/
Mattns671/
Moeyns671/
Mithns671/
Mésens671/
Meinns670/
Meihns670/
Meanse670/
Meinsh670/
Mathns670/

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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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  • 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 Metens
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