Metiwa Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Metiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Metiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

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 occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Metiwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most widespread family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Metiwa reside; 50 percent reside in Central Africa and 50 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Metiwa is also the 4,967,096th most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 6 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon Metiwa is most numerous in: South Region, where 50 percent reside and West Region, where 50 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 25 percent reside and South Africa, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Methiwa929/
Mestiwat861/
Matiwa83347/
Metiva83245/
Metiwe83101/
Motiwa8349/
Metiba836/
Mitiwa833/
Metuwa832/
Metewa831/
Metiwo831/
Mothiwa77368/
Mathiwa77267/
Metuiwe77192/
Mhatiwa7798/
Metieva7718/
Mitaiwa7716/
Metiewe7715/
Metivad778/
Matiwah778/
Mituiwa776/
Mgetywa775/
Metibai775/
Mattiwa774/
Moetywa773/
Matijwa772/
Motoiwa772/
Mataiwa772/
Meetywa772/
Meitiba771/
Metiowe771/
Matiwha771/
Methewa771/
Metivaj771/
Meştiva771/
Meteiva771/
Metewat771/
Motijwa771/
Maitiwa771/
Mhetywa771/
Matiewa771/
Methiba771/
Meteway770/
Mateiwai71506/
Maitaiwa71109/
Mehtieva7191/
Mataiwua7179/
Meutuwah7174/
Mothoiwa7131/
Meytieva7125/
Methewad7121/
Mothijwa7118/
Meitieva7112/
Methibay7110/
Metivaud713/
Methivaj712/
Mahatiwa712/
Mathiwai711/
Mathijwa711/
Mothiwah711/
Metiewou711/
Metiowui711/
Metiwoue711/
Methewas711/
Meteewat711/
Metuiwer711/
Metteway710/
Matewa671,704/
Matuwa67564/
Mativa67331/
Mitiwe67288/
Meteva67160/
Motewa6796/
Motiva6778/
Motuwa6750/
Metewi6745/
Metewe6731/
Mitiva6729/
Matiwo6725/
Metuwo678/
Mitewa677/
Metive674/
Metevi674/
Metibi672/
Mituwa672/
Metebi672/
Metivi672/
Metibe672/
Metuva671/
Mitiba671/
Meteba671/
Matjwa671/
Mitiwi671/

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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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