Metku Surname
Approximately 3,046 people bear this surname
Metku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 2,737 | 1:35,640 | 4,079 |
| India | 308 | 1:2,490,472 | 79,604 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
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 most in Ethiopia. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Metku? popularity and diffusion
It is the 145,707th most numerous family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 2,392,497 people. The surname Metku occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Metku live; 90 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Metku is also the 159,990th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 2,192 people.
The surname Metku is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is held by 2,737 people, or 1 in 35,640. Not including Ethiopia it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 10 percent live and Qatar, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Methku | 91 | 92 | / |
| Metkus | 91 | 21 | / |
| Mettku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Metkhu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mitku | 80 | 12,959 | / |
| Motku | 80 | 494 | / |
| Matku | 80 | 25 | / |
| Mytku | 80 | 19 | / |
| Medku | 80 | 3 | / |
| Meitekeu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mothku | 73 | 113 | / |
| Mitkou | 73 | 43 | / |
| Mitkhu | 73 | 25 | / |
| Metcus | 73 | 7 | / |
| Maitku | 73 | 5 | / |
| Matkeu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Matkou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mittku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Medkou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Metcup | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mitkut | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mytkus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Matcku | 73 | 0 | / |
| Mitkutė | 67 | 45 | / |
| Metcheu | 67 | 41 | / |
| Mitkuss | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mittkus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mohtkou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mistkau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mitkkus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Motcu | 60 | 306 | / |
| Mitcu | 60 | 95 | / |
| Madku | 60 | 19 | / |
| Modku | 60 | 3 | / |
| Matcau | 55 | 53 | / |
| Madkhu | 55 | 8 | / |
| Maidku | 55 | 3 | / |
| Mitcou | 55 | 1 | / |
| Metcoe | 55 | 1 | / |
| Midkus | 55 | 1 | / |
| Madkou | 55 | 1 | / |
| Madkau | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mitcheu | 50 | 23 | / |
| Madkouh | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mitcutt | 50 | 0 | / |
Metku Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Metku in the Marathi language | ||
| मेतकु | metaku | - |
| Metku in the Russian language | ||
| Метку | metku | - |
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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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