Metes Surname

680,882nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 437 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Metes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Metes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania2031:98,90611,265
Slovakia811:65,88212,782
United States681:5,330,278267,385
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Cyprus131:68,0677,075
Hungary111:892,38945,166
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Meteş (38), Meteš (26) & Meteș (1) are calculated separately.

Metes (32) may also be a first name.

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 in Romania more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Meteş, Meteš or Meteș. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Metes? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 680,882nd most frequently occurring family name in the world It is 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. It is also the 1,840,253rd most common forename in the world, borne by 32 people.

It is most frequently held in Romania, where it is borne by 203 people, or 1 in 98,906. In Romania Metes is most prevalent in: Alba County, where 41 percent live, Maramureș County, where 28 percent live and Arad County, where 15 percent live. Besides Romania Metes exists in 19 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 19 percent live and The United States, where 16 percent live.

Metes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Metes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Metes last name expanded 567 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Metes Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Metes last name are 21.98% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.75% registered with 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meteş9338/
Meteš9326/
Meteș931/
Mettes91522/
Meates91381/
Mestes91153/
Metesh91114/
Meites9186/
Meteus9163/
Mietes9144/
Meytes9140/
Meutes9123/
Metges9117/
Maetes9115/
Methes918/
Meteas917/
Meetes913/
Metese911/
Mhetes911/
Metees911/
Mehtes911/
Metejs911/
Metest911/
Meteis910/
Mete8974,861/
Meistes8327/
Metheus8315/
Metesch837/
Meteush835/
Meastes834/
Methies833/
Metesse833/
Meestes832/
Metheis831/
Metteis831/
Metteus831/
Metthes831/
Miettes831/
Mieytes831/
Meteise831/
Metetse831/
Moeties831/
Meetest831/
Maethes830/
Mettest830/
Moettes830/
Meite8032,036/
Mates807,342/
Mette806,527/
Methe805,336/
Motes804,605/
Miete803,694/
Meter803,374/
Metge802,194/
Metet801,245/
Metis80935/
Metje80900/
Metea80626/
Mites80513/
Mhete80495/
Meteh80332/
Meste80244/
Metei80239/
Metie80202/
Meute80184/
Metee80172/
Meteu80129/
Metey8078/
Metez8057/
Meyte8057/
Metež8055/
Meete8035/
Mehte8028/
Metys8026/
Meate8014/
Meïte8011/
Metec808/
Meşte805/
Meted803/
Metex803/
Mmete802/
Mgete802/
Metep802/
Medte801/
Hmete801/
Metej801/
Meteň801/
Metesová7760/
Metesova774/
Meththes772/
Mechtets771/
Meatthes771/
Mehthesh771/
Mateus73396,410/
Mathes7316,054/
Mattes7313,651/
Mester7313,506/
Meitei7312,385/
Mothes733,923/
Meetei733,257/
Metais732,748/
Miethe731,993/
Maties731,914/
Mateas731,808/
Metter731,079/
Miette73969/
Mottes73837/
Mether73558/
Metois73522/
Mettee73507/
Meteer73469/
Meeter73442/
Mešter73419/
Mettey73335/
Mateis73251/
Matees73198/
Meatte73198/
Meiste73191/
Mettez73179/
Meiter73156/
Mitesh73131/
Madtes73120/
Mettis73110/
Meșter73103/
Mettie73102/
Meatee7391/
Meathe7385/
Mestey7381/
Metthe7378/
Meşter7378/
Maites7370/
Metiss7369/
Metieh7368/
Matesh7364/
Mitges7360/
Meshte7359/
Metezh7356/
Mete'e7353/
Methee7344/
Methez7343/
Mateys7338/
Mehete7335/
Meiteh7331/
Mested7326/
Meytis7325/
Mesthe7324/
Mechte7324/
Mettge7323/
Methie7322/
Methey7322/
Moites7320/
Medted7319/
Mietei7318/
Moytes7315/
Mejter7315/
Mheter7314/
Matehs7314/
Methis7313/
Miotes7313/
Methei7312/
Moetez7312/
Meetee7312/
Meiteu7312/
Meteix7312/
Metish7311/
Maytes7311/
Mohtes7311/
Mytets7311/
Mejtet7311/
Meitte7310/
Mestet7310/
Meitis739/
Meitie739/
Metheu739/
Meetis739/
Mettet739/
Me'ete739/
Metays738/
Meetep738/
Matess737/
Metysh736/
Metech736/
Mittes736/
Meatie736/
Meutey736/
Methys736/
Mestez735/
Mettea735/
Meitey735/
Meater734/
Motesh734/
Mhette734/
Möteus734/
Mejtea734/
Modtes734/
Mitets733/
Meetez733/
Mettei733/
Meithe733/
Mahtes733/
Mestis733/
Moties733/
Mehtez733/
Metysz733/
Mmethe733/
Metuis733/
Meesti733/
Hmeite732/
Mehtey732/
Mehthe732/
Meutte732/
Meytte732/
Miteus732/
Meette732/
Metteh732/
Meateh732/
Moteus732/
Mestei732/
Meteuh732/
Metise732/
Miehte732/
Metihe732/
Meeted732/
Medteh732/
Meetey731/
Meethe731/
Miteis731/
Meteuz731/
Metice731/
Meyter731/
Meytey731/
Mezthe731/
Mehtea731/
Mehtis731/
Meuthe731/
Mettex731/
Metije731/
Meitee731/
Mateûs731/
Meuteh731/
Meutei731/
Meytie731/
Metted731/
Metteu731/
Metuys731/
Meûter731/
Mistes731/
Meitès731/
Meterz731/
Methge731/
'Methe731/
Meitex731/
Medtex731/
Mmetie731/
Myttes731/
Meetea731/
Meeteh731/
Methep731/
Myotes730/
Methed730/
Meatis730/
Mestee730/
Mities730/
Motess730/
Meteshova7191/
Meta6783,738/
Meister6745,048/
Meti6735,333/
Matthes6720,553/
Mite679,031/
Meester674,072/
Mathies673,137/
Matteis671,239/
Mechter671,165/
Mateush67434/
Metteer67366/
Matties67355/
Meyster67315/
Mety67278/
Matteus67251/
Mathess67219/
Metthez67155/
Meshter67140/
Mitteis67115/
Metiche67102/
Meattey67102/
Mettais67100/
Methais6793/
Măte6771/
Meethep6771/
Mestice6762/
Mattesz6762/
Meither6741/
Meether6740/
Mattess6739/
Meszter6739/
Mestais6737/
Meeteer6735/
Mathesh6732/
Mathees6730/
Mejster6727/
Matiesh6725/
Metthey6724/
Meteche6721/
Mateuss6719/
Myte6718/
Mitties6718/
Motties6718/
Metteey6716/
Meshthe6713/
Maithes6711/
Methist6710/
Mahteus6710/
Measter679/
Metisse678/
Mohiete675/
Mithesh675/
Mahates674/
Meyther674/
Mesther673/
Meigyte673/
Meethet673/
Meteich672/
Meisted672/
Mhester672/
Mhetter672/
Mehette672/
Metê672/
Mehtays672/
Metoeyi672/
Meatech672/
Medther672/
Meather671/
Meateer671/
Maitese671/
Mateess671/
Mattesh671/
Matteas671/
Mattees671/
Maethis671/
Methish671/
Mettice671/
Messter671/
Metahys671/
Metehii671/
Mheater671/
Mothees671/
Mottess671/
Motteus671/
Hmeitie671/
H'Meite671/
H'Meyte671/
Maittes671/
Meahtee671/
Mmateus671/
Meté671/
Mateass671/
Mateiss671/
Meathey671/
Mezther671/
Mehesty671/
Metitse671/
Metoysh671/
Methiez671/
Mäte671/
Mateesh671/
Maatesh671/
Hmodtes671/
Maateis671/
Matehes671/
Mateish671/
Methyse671/
Mesthet671/
Metthee671/
Medtech671/
Mehteed671/
Modthes671/
Methuis671/
Meystee670/
Metteit670/
Meitter670/
Maistes670/
Meithee670/
Mestter670/
Methise670/
Mestead670/
Meathis670/
Mettett670/
Madthes670/

Metes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Metes in the Marathi language
मेटीसmetisa-

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Metes Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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