Meters Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Latvia

Meters Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meters Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Latvia161:128,12818,914
Israel91:950,84857,975
Cambodia51:3,097,4298,690
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Meters (60) may also be a first name.

Meters Last Name Facts

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

The last name Meters (Arabic: متر, Russian: Мэтерс) is most common in Canada. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meters? popularity and diffusion

Meters is the 2,136,387th most widely held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 46 percent of Meters are found; 28 percent are found in North America and 28 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,270,172nd most common first name internationally, held by 60 people.

The last name is most numerous in Canada, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 1,674,800. In Canada Meters is mostly concentrated in: Alberta, where 100 percent reside. Besides Canada it exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 23 percent reside and Latvia, where 21 percent reside.

Meters Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Meters has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Meters surname contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Meters Last Name Statistics demography

Meters earn around the same as the average income. In Canada they earn 1.23% more than the national average, earning $50,295 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Metters921,081/
Mesters92491/
Meuters9294/
Meeters9229/
Meiters9228/
Methers9224/
Maeters9216/
Meyters922/
Medters921/
Mieters920/
Meesters863,069/
Meisters86823/
Meysters8621/
Meutters861/
Meathers860/
Meithers860/
Meetiers860/
Maters83946/
Moters835/
Metors831/
Metars831/
Miters830/
Meissters8014/
Mathers7713,744/
Matters77224/
Misters77138/
Muyters77106/
Mothers7771/
Mithers7722/
Muiters7714/
Mitters778/
Motters776/
Mythers772/
Mysters771/
Mitiers771/
Motiers771/
Matears771/
Matiers771/
Metoirs771/
Mettors770/
Matthers7185/
Muijters7165/
Mijsters7165/
Maythers718/
Mathiers717/
Madtters711/
Maisters711/
Motherss710/
Methirst710/
Mattiers710/
Motors6785/
Matirs6715/
Mitors674/
Matars672/
Mators672/
Mattherrs671/
Maisterrs671/
Matthiers670/

Meters Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meters in the Russian language
Мэтерсmeters-
Meters in the Arabic language
مترmtr-
متراmtra-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Meters
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