Metien Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Metien Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Metien (28) may also be a first name.
Metien Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Metien Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Metien occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Metien? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,772,636th most widespread last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Metien live; 65 percent live in Central Africa and 65 percent live in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 28 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 1,888,097. In Cameroon Metien is mostly found in: East Region, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 6 percent are found.
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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 Metien
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