Metis Surname
Approximately 935 people bear this surname
Metis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kazakhstan | 538 | 1:32,867 | 4,494 |
| Russia | 246 | 1:585,866 | 52,006 |
| Uzbekistan | 33 | 1:937,247 | 18,607 |
| United States | 27 | 1:13,424,405 | 494,117 |
| Turkey | 21 | 1:3,705,782 | 95,296 |
| Belarus | 10 | 1:950,106 | 68,851 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 6 | 1:995,442 | 57,680 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 1:2,412,280 | 25,948 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
The alternate forms: Metiş (1) & Métis (1) are calculated separately.
Metis (577) may also be a first name.
Metis Demographics
Metis Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Metis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Metis Come From? nationality or country of origin
Metis (Arabic: متيس, Hindi: मेटिस, Marathi: मॅतीस, Russian: Метис) occurs more in Kazakhstan more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Metiş or Métis. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Metis? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 381,197th most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 7,794,167 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 72 percent of Metis reside; 60 percent reside in Central Asia and 60 percent reside in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia. Metis is also the 348,718th most commonly occurring given name worldwide, held by 577 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Kazakhstan, where it is borne by 538 people, or 1 in 32,867. In Kazakhstan it is most numerous in: Almaty, where 17 percent are found, South Kazakhstan Region, where 14 percent are found and Astana, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Kazakhstan this surname exists in 29 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 26 percent are found and Uzbekistan, where 4 percent are found.
Metis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Metis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Metis last name rose 450 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Metis Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.
In The United States those holding the Metis surname are 5.86% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 52.63% registered to vote for the party.
Metis earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.56% less than the national average, earning $40,750 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Metis Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Metis in the Hindi language | ||
| मेटिस | metisa | - |
| Metis in the Marathi language | ||
| मॅतीस | metisa | 40 |
| मेटीस | metisa | 40 |
| मेितस | meitasa | 20 |
| Metis in the Russian language | ||
| Метис | metis | - |
| Metis in the Arabic language | ||
| متيس | mtys | - |
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Metis Reference & Research
Metis FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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 Metis
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis