Metetek Surname

1,088,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 226 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Metetek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Metetek Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2251:205,24414,810
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Metetek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Metetek is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Metetek? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,088,856th most frequently occurring family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 32,245,778 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Metetek are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 225 people, or 1 in 205,244. In Kenya Metetek is primarily found in: Narok County, where 97 percent are found, Kisii County, where 2 percent are found and Busia County, where 0 percent are found. Apart from Kenya it is found in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meetetek931/
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Matetik711/
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Matatik571/
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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 Metetek
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