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Where Does The Last Name Meter Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Meter (Arabic: المتر, Hindi: मेटेर, Russian: Метер) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meter? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 133,601^st most commonly occurring last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,159,913 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 32 percent of Meter are found; 21 percent are found in North America and 21 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 238,581^st most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 1,117 people.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 695 people, or 1 in 521,524. In The United States it is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 11 percent are found, Nebraska, where 8 percent are found and Ohio, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 53 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 20 percent are found and Turkey, where 9 percent are found.

Meter Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Meter has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 552 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Meter Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Meter last name are 18.07% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.84% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Meter earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 9.27% less than the national average, earning R 215,604 per year and in United States they earn 0.59% more than the national average, earning $43,404 USD per year.