Metiwa Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Metiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Metiwa (6) may also be a first name.
Metiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Metiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Metiwa is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Metiwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,968,613th most frequent last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Metiwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Metiwa are found; 50 percent are found in Central Africa and 50 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Metiwa is also the 4,967,096th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 6 people.
This surname is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is most common in: South Region, where 50 percent reside and West Region, where 50 percent reside. Besides Cameroon this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 25 percent reside and South Africa, where 25 percent reside.
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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 Metiwa
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