Meteta Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Meteta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meteta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Meteta Last Name Facts

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

Meteta is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Meteta.

How Common Is The Last Name Meteta? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,213,395th most commonly used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Meteta live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Meteta is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 14,761,896. In Nigeria Meteta is most frequent in: Ondo, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 7 percent are found and Kenya, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meteuta922/
Meateta921/
Mesteta921/
Mestetah861/
Metetash861/
Mateta8311,899/
Meteti83195/
Metete83130/
Moteta8358/
Miteta8328/
Meteto8321/
Metata8311/
Metita832/
Metota831/
Metheatau801/
Matheta77954/
Mateita77421/
Motetta77318/
Motheta77283/
Matetai77185/
Mateuta7765/
Matetau7758/
Motteta7736/
Miteata7731/
Meteato7711/
Meiteti7710/
Metatha779/
Metetes778/
Mhetete776/
Muiteta774/
Motetha774/
Matteta774/
Metista772/
Matetha772/
Meteute771/
Metheti771/
Mataeta771/
Meteiti771/
Metetou771/
Mateata771/
Meteetatch751/
Mateatea7111/
Mohtetah719/
Meztista717/
Methatta715/
Mateatau713/
Mistetta712/
Methetho711/
Methitha711/
Maitetai711/
Meteiteh711/
Mataetea711/
Metestos711/
Meteitei711/
Matota672,380/
Matita671,568/
Motita67972/
Mitete67466/
Mitita67443/
Metito67358/
Miteto67343/
Motota67272/
Mateto67149/
Miteti6758/
Moteto6720/
Metiti677/
Mitota673/
Metite672/
Misteitta671/
Mitety671/
Matjta671/
Methathai671/

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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 Meteta
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