Metiso Surname

232,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,736 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Swaziland

Metiso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Metiso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,6071:33,7144,308
Swaziland1261:10,303513
England21:27,859,030389,889
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Metiso Last Name Facts

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

The last name Metiso is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Metiso? popularity and diffusion

It is the 232,523rd most commonly held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 4,197,895 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Metiso reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,607 people, or 1 in 33,714. In South Africa Metiso is primarily found in: Mpumalanga, where 88 percent live, Gauteng, where 7 percent live and Limpopo, where 2 percent live. Besides South Africa this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Swaziland, where 7 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Metiso Last Name Statistics demography

Metiso earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 60.66% less than the national average, earning R 93,492 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Metisho9256/
Meztiso929/
Mestiso926/
Methiso924/
Metisso923/
Maetiso921/
Metisoh921/
Meteisso861/
Matiso832,867/
Motiso83178/
Metuso83123/
Metisa8325/
Metizo8310/
Metico836/
Mitiso833/
Meteso832/
Matisho778,344/
Mestizo773,937/
Mathiso772,395/
Maetisa77253/
Matisoy77137/
Mitisos7799/
Meztizo7776/
Metesoy7762/
Methuso7729/
Maitiso7720/
Matisoo7718/
Mestiço776/
Mitisuo775/
Mitisoi775/
Matisoi774/
Motisho773/
Matisso773/
Matisuo772/
Matieso772/
Meztisa771/
Metiesa771/
Metesso771/
Metusho771/
Metisha771/
Mestidjo7110/
Mathisoy719/
Mateisio714/
Methisat714/
Matuisso712/
Maetisha712/
Matishoi712/
Moetisha711/
Mathisho711/
Methesoo711/
Meistisa711/
Metessuo711/
Matiesso711/
Mateso6736,888/
Matisa67504/
Matuso67416/
Metica67354/
Mitico67189/
Motisa6757/
Moteso6723/
Metusa6722/
Moithoiso6717/
Matizo675/
Mituso673/
Metesa672/
Meteco672/
Meteidjou671/
Metezo671/
Mitisa671/
Mitizo671/
Mittissou671/
Mytico671/
Metheiseu670/

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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 Metiso
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