Metkalf Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Metkalf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Metkalf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260

Metkalf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Metkalf (Russian: Меткалф) is found most in The United States. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Metkalf? popularity and diffusion

The surname Metkalf is the 7,117,718th most numerous last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Metkalf occurs mostly in The Americas, where 43 percent of Metkalf reside; 43 percent reside in North America and 43 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Metkalf is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States Metkalf is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 67 percent reside and New Hampshire, where 33 percent reside. Apart from The United States it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 29 percent reside and Azerbaijan, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mekalf920/
Metcalf8642,954/
Mekhalf862/
Mekalfe861/
Medkalf860/
Metcalfe8032,831/
Metcalff8034/
Meetcalf802/
Metcallf801/
Metcalft801/
Mettcalf801/
Medtcalf800/
Mietcalf800/
Metcalfs800/
Mecalf7711/
Metcalffe752/
Metdcalfe751/
Medtcalfe751/
Mettcalfe750/
Medcalf714,412/
Matcalf7141/
Mitcalf7115/
Mecalfe715/
Motcalf710/
Metcolf710/
Medcalfe67157/
Mitcalfe6731/
Meidcalf670/
Mittcalf670/
Mattcalf670/
Meadcalf670/
Medcalffe639/
Midcalf57179/
Mikhalv573/
Micallf571/
Madcalf571/
Medcolf570/
Mydcalf570/
Mikhaylv5311/
Micallfe531/
Michealv531/
Micallff531/
Midcalff531/
Midcalfe530/

Metkalf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Metkalf in the Russian language
Меткалфmetkalf-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Metkalf
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