Metewere Surname
Approximately 63 people bear this surname
Metewere Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 62 | 1:334,985 | 30,391 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Metewere Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Metewere Come From? nationality or country of origin
Metewere is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Metewere? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,414,640th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 115,675,332 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Metewere are found; 73 percent are found in West Africa and 57 percent are found in Chadic Africa.
It is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 62 people, or 1 in 334,985. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Far North Region, where 58 percent reside, Centre Region, where 26 percent reside and North Region, where 16 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent reside.
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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 Metewere
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