Metja Surname
Approximately 65 people bear this surname
Metja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 62 | 1:47,001 | 6,300 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Metja (737) may also be a first name.
Metja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Metja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Metja is found in Albania more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Metja click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Metja? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,372,517th most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. The surname Metja is primarily found in Europe, where 95 percent of Metja live; 95 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 95 percent live in Albano-Europe. Metja is also the 303,201st most commonly used forename throughout the world, held by 737 people.
The last name is most widely held in Albania, where it is held by 62 people, or 1 in 47,001. In Albania Metja is most numerous in: Korçë County, where 50 percent are found, Elbasan County, where 29 percent are found and Tirana County, where 13 percent are found. Barring Albania this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 2 percent are found and South Africa, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Metja
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