Metes Surname
Approximately 437 people bear this surname
Metes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 203 | 1:98,906 | 11,265 |
| Slovakia | 81 | 1:65,882 | 12,782 |
| United States | 68 | 1:5,330,278 | 267,385 |
| Papua New Guinea | 17 | 1:479,630 | 60,627 |
| Germany | 16 | 1:5,031,591 | 189,895 |
| Cyprus | 13 | 1:68,067 | 7,075 |
| Hungary | 11 | 1:892,389 | 45,166 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
The alternate forms: Meteş (38), Meteš (26) & Meteș (1) are calculated separately.
Metes (32) may also be a first name.
Metes Demographics
Average Metes Salary in
United States
$73,643 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Metes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Metes Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Metes (Marathi: मेटीस) is found most frequently in Romania. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Meteş, Meteš or Meteș. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Metes? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 680,882nd most widespread family name internationally, held by around 1 in 16,676,306 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 76 percent of Metes are found; 68 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 46 percent are found in Romanian Europe. Metes is also the 1,840,253rd most common forename throughout the world It is held by 32 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Romania, where it is borne by 203 people, or 1 in 98,906. In Romania it is most common in: Alba County, where 41 percent reside, Maramureș County, where 28 percent reside and Arad County, where 15 percent reside. Not including Romania this surname occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 19 percent reside and The United States, where 16 percent reside.
Metes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Metes has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 567 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Metes Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Metes last name are 21.98% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.75% being registered to vote for the party.
Metes earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 70.67% more than the national average, earning $73,643 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Metes Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Metes in the Marathi language | ||
| मेटीस | metisa | - |
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Metes Reference & Research
Meates FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Metes
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