Metku Surname

145,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,046 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Metku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Metku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia2,7371:35,6404,079
India3081:2,490,47279,604
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Metku (2,192) may also be a first name.

Metku Last Name Facts

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

Metku (Marathi: मेतकु, Russian: Метку) occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Metku? popularity and diffusion

The surname Metku is the 145,707th most common surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,392,497 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Metku are found; 90 percent are found in East Africa and 90 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 159,990th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 2,192 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 2,737 people, or 1 in 35,640. Other than Ethiopia this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 10 percent live and Qatar, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Methku9192/
Metkus9121/
Mettku911/
Metkhu911/
Mitku8012,959/
Motku80494/
Matku8025/
Mytku8019/
Medku803/
Meitekeu771/
Mothku73113/
Mitkou7343/
Mitkhu7325/
Metcus737/
Maitku735/
Matkeu734/
Matkou733/
Mittku731/
Medkou731/
Metcup731/
Mitkut731/
Mytkus731/
Matcku730/
Mitkutė6745/
Metcheu6741/
Mitkuss675/
Mittkus671/
Mohtkou671/
Mistkau671/
Mitkkus671/
Motcu60306/
Mitcu6095/
Madku6019/
Modku603/
Matcau5553/
Madkhu558/
Maidku553/
Mitcou551/
Metcoe551/
Midkus551/
Madkou551/
Madkau551/
Mitcheu5023/
Madkouh501/
Mitcutt500/

Metku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Metku in the Marathi language
मेतकुmetaku-
Metku in the Russian language
Меткуmetku-

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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 Metku
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