Metewi Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Metewi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Metewi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Metewi (542) may also be a first name.

Metewi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Metewi is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Metewi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Metewi is the 2,909,720th most common family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Metewi are found; 98 percent are found in Central Africa and 96 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 361,930th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world, held by 542 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 1,801,941. Excluding The DR Congo this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 7 percent are found and Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mestewi921/
Meteuwi921/
Mettewie8655/
Meuteuwi861/
Metawi83311/
Metewe8331/
Metevi834/
Metebi832/
Metewa831/
Matewi831/
Metoevi77878/
Metawie77463/
Methawi77329/
Metawei77219/
Methewe7729/
Metiewe7715/
Metevai779/
Mathewi777/
Motewai774/
Matoewi772/
Mothewi771/
Matewai771/
Metebai771/
Metoeui771/
Methewa771/
Meteiva771/
Mateawi771/
Meteway770/
Mateiwai71506/
Meteiver7122/
Mhethawi719/
Methoevi714/
Matiewie711/
Mettawei711/
Metoevie711/
Meitievi711/
Metiowui711/
Mothoewi711/
Metteway710/
Metteive710/
Methewes710/
Metawe671,302/
Matewe671,091/
Motawi67315/
Metiva67245/
Matawi67135/
Metiwe67101/
Metebe6797/
Metowe6719/
Matevi6717/
Metavi6714/
Mitawi679/
Mitewa677/
Motewe676/
Metawy674/
Metive674/
Metiwa674/
Metivi672/
Mahathewi672/
Meteve672/
Metibe672/
Metovi672/
Metibi672/
Mestevich671/
Metevy671/
Metave671/
Motowi671/
Motevi671/
Mitewe671/
Mhethawie671/
Mitiwi671/
Motjwi671/

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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 Metewi
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