Meteor Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Meteor Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 33 | 1:2,326,743 | 78,121 |
| Turkey | 5 | 1:15,564,284 | 149,633 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Meteor (97) may also be a first name.
Meteor Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meteor Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Meteor (Russian: Метеор) is borne by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Meteor click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meteor? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,141,416th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. Meteor is predominantly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Meteor reside; 85 percent reside in South Asia and 85 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 962,660th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 97 people.
It is most frequent in Iran, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 2,326,743. In Iran it is mostly found in: Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 58 percent are found and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 42 percent are found. Barring Iran it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 13 percent are found and China, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meteour | 92 | 0 | / |
| Metehoer | 86 | 1 | / |
| Metior | 83 | 19 | / |
| Metear | 83 | 7 | / |
| Metyor | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mateor | 83 | 1 | / |
| Metayor | 77 | 3 | / |
| Meetear | 77 | 0 | / |
| Mahteour | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mateoorr | 71 | 1 | / |
| Metiuier | 71 | 1 | / |
| Metyar | 67 | 59 | / |
| Motjor | 67 | 50 | / |
| Mitior | 67 | 7 | / |
| Metjar | 67 | 5 | / |
| Matjor | 67 | 4 | / |
| Metiar | 67 | 3 | / |
| Matior | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mitear | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matehar | 62 | 5 | / |
| Metyard | 62 | 2 | / |
| Metiare | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mathior | 62 | 1 | / |
| Motehar | 62 | 1 | / |
| Maitear | 62 | 0 | / |
| Mattior | 62 | 0 | / |
| Meatyard | 57 | 179 | / |
| Mestyard | 57 | 0 | / |
| Matiar | 50 | 206 | / |
| Motiar | 50 | 60 | / |
| Matjar | 50 | 8 | / |
| Mityar | 50 | 1 | / |
| Motjar | 50 | 1 | / |
Meteor Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meteor in the Russian language | ||
| Метеор | meteor | - |
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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 Meteor
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