Metiave Surname
Approximately 61 people bear this surname
Metiave Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 60 | 1:346,151 | 31,109 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Metiave Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Metiave Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Metiave occurs most in Cameroon. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Metiave? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,460,878th most commonly used surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Metiave live; 97 percent live in Central Africa and 97 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 60 people, or 1 in 346,151. In Cameroon Metiave is primarily found in: West Region, where 57 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 42 percent are found and North Region, where 2 percent are found. Beside Cameroon it exists in one country. It is also found in Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metiaveu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Matiave | 86 | 34 | / |
| Metiawe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Matiavi | 71 | 13 | / |
| Metjavi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Matiawe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Metiowe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Metiowet | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mathiawe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mettiová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Motihajwe | 63 | 1 | / |
| Metiowouet | 59 | 1 | / |
| Methiowetz | 59 | 1 | / |
| Metjawi | 57 | 16 | / |
| Meteovi | 57 | 3 | / |
| Mettioui | 53 | 578 | / |
| Mujtioba | 53 | 3 | / |
| Mujtiaba | 53 | 2 | / |
| Moitiaba | 53 | 2 | / |
| Metiowui | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mechtioui | 50 | 2 | / |
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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 Metiave
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