Metis Surname

381,197th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 935 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kazakhstan
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Metis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Metis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kazakhstan5381:32,8674,494
Russia2461:585,86652,006
Uzbekistan331:937,24718,607
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Turkey211:3,705,78295,296
Belarus101:950,10668,851
Kyrgyzstan61:995,44257,680
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
England21:27,859,030389,889
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
China21:683,660,78330,601
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Metiş (1) & Métis (1) are calculated separately.

Metis (577) may also be a first name.

Metis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Metis (Arabic: متيس, Hindi: मेटिस, Marathi: मॅतीस, Russian: Метис) has its highest incidence in Kazakhstan. It may be found as a variant: Metiş or Métis. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Metis? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 381,197th most frequently used last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 7,794,167 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 72 percent of Metis live; 60 percent live in Central Asia and 60 percent live in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia. It is also the 348,718th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 577 people.

This last name is most widespread in Kazakhstan, where it is carried by 538 people, or 1 in 32,867. In Kazakhstan Metis is primarily concentrated in: Almaty, where 17 percent live, South Kazakhstan Region, where 14 percent live and Astana, where 12 percent live. Besides Kazakhstan it is found in 29 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 26 percent live and Uzbekistan, where 4 percent live.

Metis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Metis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Metis surname expanded 450 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Metis Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.

In The United States those bearing the Metis last name are 5.86% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 52.63% being registered with the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Metiş931/
Métis931/
Metais912,748/
Metois91522/
Mettis91110/
Metiss9169/
Meytis9125/
Methis9113/
Metish9111/
Meitis919/
Meetis919/
Mestis913/
Metuis913/
Metise912/
Mehtis911/
Meteis910/
Meatis910/
Meti8935,333/
Mettais83100/
Methais8393/
Mestais8337/
Methist8310/
Metisse838/
Methies833/
Maethis831/
Metheis831/
Methish831/
Metteis831/
Metitse831/
Meteise831/
Moeties831/
Methuis831/
Methise830/
Meathis830/
Matis808,084/
Metti802,494/
Methi801,628/
Mitis801,110/
Metui80678/
Mesti80648/
Motis80588/
Meuti80519/
Metes80437/
Metiy80417/
Metai80398/
Mmeti80345/
Metei80239/
Metid80231/
Metie80202/
Meiti80178/
Metio80159/
Mytis80153/
Mehti80103/
Meyti8038/
Metys8026/
Metih8023/
Metic8022/
Metoi8019/
Metiľ8018/
Metyi8015/
Hmeti8010/
Metiz8010/
Metii805/
Metit805/
Medti802/
Metip802/
Metix801/
Metič801/
Metgi800/
Metisova7758/
Mehtaish779/
Methuish770/
Mathis7384,283/
Meitei7312,385/
Mattis737,618/
Mechti733,413/
Meetei733,257/
Maties731,914/
Mettai731,528/
Mmethi731,516/
Matisz73843/
Mettes73522/
Motais73435/
Meates73381/
Matais73324/
Matiss73270/
Mateis73251/
Meiste73191/
Meitoi73182/
Métais73161/
Mestes73153/
Mottis73123/
Matish73117/
Methiy73117/
Metesh73114/
Mitais73109/
Mettie73102/
Mitish7399/
Mythis7394/
Meites7386/
Metieh7368/
Meteus7363/
Matuis7359/
Maitis7350/
Methai7346/
Mietes7344/
Methoi7344/
Meytes7340/
Hmeiti7337/
Meetoi7334/
Madtis7334/
Meitai7329/
Métois7324/
Meutes7323/
Mestiz7323/
Methie7322/
Mitios7322/
Mothis7321/
Mietei7318/
Metges7317/
Meetai7316/
Maetes7315/
Motish7314/
Matois7314/
Methei7312/
Meteix7312/
Mahtis7311/
Mytets7311/
Mestti7311/
Meethi7310/
Metaid7310/
Mejtit7310/
Medtti739/
Meitie739/
Methip739/
Mettix739/
Hmeyti738/
Methes738/
Metich738/
Metays738/
Mittis738/
Meetid738/
Meteas737/
Metysh736/
Meatie736/
Methys736/
Metaai735/
Mitise735/
Matijs735/
Meetip735/
Meheti734/
Methio734/
Metaiz734/
Maatis734/
Methii734/
Motiss734/
Mitets733/
H'Meti733/
Mettei733/
Meetes733/
Moties733/
Mehtic733/
Metysz733/
Meesti733/
Mesthi732/
Methij732/
Meetit732/
Mihtis732/
Mmetti732/
Mestei732/
Methui732/
Mestai732/
Metihe732/
Meshti731/
Meathi731/
Medtiz731/
Mistis731/
Miteis731/
Metese731/
Methti731/
Methyi731/
Metice731/
Metthi731/
Meytti731/
Mehtiy731/
Mehtoi731/
Mhetes731/
Metees731/
Matihs731/
Metije731/
Metaix731/
Meztti731/
Mettio731/
Hmeïti731/
Medtid731/
Medtiy731/
Meutei731/
Meytie731/
Metuys731/
Meytio731/
Meitès731/
Mehtes731/
Mehtio731/
Metaij731/
Metait731/
Metejs731/
Metest731/
Mystis731/
Mytios731/
Myttis731/
Metidj731/
Messti731/
Mehtit731/
Mmetie731/
Motuis731/
Meitui731/
Mities730/
Meta6783,738/
Mete6774,861/
Miti6749,415/
Meister6745,048/
Matheis676,817/
Mathais672,024/
Matthis671,821/
Matteis671,239/
Mottais671,159/
Mathijs671,119/
Matties67355/
Mety67278/
Metaich67217/
Mothais67198/
Mathiss67152/
Mitteis67115/
Metiche67102/
H'Meiti6795/
Mathois6787/
Mattijs6767/
Mestice6762/
Mattais6750/
Mattish6743/
Mataisz6740/
Mattiss6733/
Meistes6727/
Meethai6727/
Meethip6727/
Myti6726/
Matiesh6725/
Mitheis6724/
Mitties6718/
Mathuis6718/
Motties6718/
Matisch6717/
Mattisz6715/
Metheus6715/
Mitaise6715/
Mithois6711/
Meetthi6710/
Mathisz679/
Metesch677/
Messtai677/
Meteush675/
Mataais674/
Meastes674/
Mathhis674/
Meitthi674/
Metthai674/
Mithais673/
Metesse673/
Miottis673/
Meteich672/
H'Meyti672/
Meisted672/
Meththi672/
Mettitt672/
Mistish672/
Meestes672/
Mettich672/
Metê672/
Mehtays672/
Metoeyi672/
Mechtti672/
Mahatis671/
Maithis671/
Mathish671/
Meatich671/
Metteus671/
Mettice671/
Metahys671/
Metehii671/
Hmeitie671/
Hmeitti671/
Hmeytti671/
Metthes671/
Mechthi671/
Mitthis671/
Meté671/
Mateiss671/
Mottois671/
Miettes671/
Mittiss671/
Meitait671/
Mehetih671/
Metoysh671/
Methich671/
Methiez671/
Methioh671/
Méthais671/
Métisse671/
Maateis671/
Mieytes671/
Mitisse671/
Mateish671/
Methyse671/
Metetse671/
Mettaai671/
Maitise671/
Meetaia671/
Meetest671/
Metteit670/
Mattuis670/
Maethes670/
Mettest670/
Mothiss670/
Moettes670/

Metis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Metis in the Hindi language
मेटिसmetisa-
Metis in the Marathi language
मॅतीसmetisa40
मेटीसmetisa40
मेितसmeitasa20
Metis in the Russian language
Метисmetis-
Metis in the Arabic language
متيسmtys-

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Metis Reference & Research

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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
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