Metima Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Metima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Metima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Romania11:20,077,87089,414

Metima (36) may also be a first name.

Metima Last Name Facts

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

Metima (Hindi: मोतिमा) has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Metima? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,391,485th most numerous family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Metima live; 85 percent live in Central Africa and 85 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Metima is also the 1,717,090th most widely held first name in the world, held by 36 people.

The last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 1,888,097. In Cameroon Metima is primarily concentrated in: South Region, where 91 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 9 percent are found. Not including Cameroon Metima exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 8 percent are found and Romania, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moetima921/
Metiema921/
Metimath8667/
Meetimad861/
Mitima833,988/
Matima832,445/
Motima83662/
Metimo8344/
Metema8313/
Metimi8312/
Metime834/
Metuma832/
Mietimi7717/
Mettimi7716/
Mgitima7714/
Mmatima779/
Maitima778/
Meitimi777/
Matimaa776/
Mehtime775/
Matoima774/
Mataima774/
Maetimo774/
Metimoh773/
Metemas773/
Mattima773/
Mittima772/
Matiema772/
Matimay772/
Motimah772/
Mathima772/
Mitimai772/
Matimai772/
Methema771/
Mituima771/
Moitima771/
Moetimo771/
Metemga771/
Metimey771/
Metimeh771/
Midtima771/
Motimay771/
Matimah771/
Mettema771/
Matimha771/
Mitimga771/
Methime770/
Mettimo770/
Maithima71208/
Maetimoh715/
Meatimoh711/
Mathimma711/
Mithimma711/
Mettimmi711/
Meteimey711/
Mothimma711/
Methieme711/
Matthima711/
Maitimaa711/
Meteimei711/
Motuma677,188/
Motema672,293/
Mitema671,547/
Metemi67225/
Matimo67161/
Motimo67111/
Maehtimoh6741/
Mitimi6731/
Meteme6729/
Mitimo6722/
Metemo6717/
Meitaimei671/
Metumo671/
Mestemach671/
Meahtimoh671/

Metima Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Metima in the Hindi language
मोतिमाmotima66.67
मोेतिमाmoetima33.33

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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
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  • 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 Metima
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