Meto Surname

42,689th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,199 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Vanuatu

Meto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt3,5391:25,9782,903
Ethiopia1,4491:67,3206,648
Bangladesh1,0811:147,4165,565
India8651:886,78138,668
Benin6751:15,3122,076
Cameroon6751:30,7694,158
Turkey6231:124,91410,320
Kenya6021:76,7117,161
Saudi Arabia3981:77,52710,981
Philippines3541:285,98441,189
Albania3211:9,0781,720
Vanuatu2751:957231
Pakistan2461:726,19510,760
DR Congo2391:309,12027,984
Indonesia2111:626,77349,479
Papua New Guinea2011:40,5664,927
Japan621:2,062,00528,203
United States561:6,472,481306,764
Nigeria521:3,406,592101,701
Poland301:1,266,95880,461
Ivory Coast291:795,56021,349
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Greece201:553,99069,165
Colombia161:2,985,88014,490
Bulgaria141:498,49322,004
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Bhutan91:68,449728
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Solomon Islands81:72,50414,153
France81:8,302,840321,660
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
England41:13,929,515290,718
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
China21:683,660,78330,601
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Metô (3) are calculated separately.

Meto (4,843) may also be a first name.

Meto Last Name Facts

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

Meto (Georgian: მეთო, Hindi: मेतो, Marathi: मेटो, Oriya: େମେଟା, Russian: Мето, Tibetan: མེ་ཏོག་) occurs more in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Metô. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meto? popularity and diffusion

The surname Meto is the 42,689th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 597,389 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 60 percent of Meto live; 29 percent live in North Africa and 29 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Meto is also the 98,148th most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 4,843 people.

It is most common in Egypt, where it is carried by 3,539 people, or 1 in 25,978. Other than Egypt Meto is found in 69 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 12 percent live and Bangladesh, where 9 percent live.

Meto Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Meto has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Meto last name rose 1,120 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Meto Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Meto surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Meto last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered with the political party.

The amount Meto earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 43.12% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,027 per year; in Colombia they earn 2.6% less than the national average, earning $22,113,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 30.9% less than the national average, earning $29,818 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.09% less than the national average, earning $39,701 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Metô923/
Mehto8910,834/
Metto895,365/
Metho891,270/
Metou891,159/
Mesto891,081/
Metoo89594/
Metoh89485/
Metos89283/
Mmeto89279/
Meeto89276/
Maeto89149/
Mieto89131/
Metot89127/
Metoa89116/
Meito89102/
Metop8984/
Metuo8966/
Metod8939/
Moeto8932/
Metoz8931/
Mheto8921/
Metoi8919/
Metoy8915/
Meuto8910/
Medto894/
Mejto891/
Metoj891/
Meyto891/
Method8015,551/
Methot804,082/
Meetoo80777/
Metois80522/
Mietto80491/
Metohu80360/
M'Meto80183/
Meitoi80182/
Mettos80157/
Metott80141/
Meutou80127/
Mettou80101/
Methos8078/
Meatuo8063/
Mhetoa8053/
Meatto8047/
Metout8046/
Methoi8044/
Mestou8035/
Meetoi8034/
Mettot8030/
Methoo8018/
Metosh8015/
Meitoo8013/
Mehtho8011/
Mettoh8011/
Methou8011/
Mettoy8010/
Metous808/
Methoh808/
Messto807/
Meatho806/
Mettho806/
Metouh805/
Meetou805/
Meetho805/
Hmetou804/
Mietho804/
Meesto803/
Metoux803/
Meytou803/
Mettoo803/
Mestoy802/
Meahto802/
Moetto802/
Maehto801/
Mechto801/
Mietoa801/
Methto801/
Metoss801/
Mehtoa801/
Mehtoh801/
Mehtoi801/
Mehtot801/
Mehtto801/
Meitou801/
Mestos801/
Maetoi801/
Maetoo801/
Maetto801/
Meateo801/
Meutto801/
Mettoa801/
Mettoj801/
Mhetto801/
Moetou801/
Mehtou801/
Metoha801/
Metohe801/
Methoa801/
Methoj801/
Moetoi801/
Meadto801/
Meetod801/
Meetto801/
Meatot800/
Meitos800/
Meetot800/
Mestho800/
Meta7583,738/
Moto7529,764/
Mito7522,881/
Myto7517/
Mýto7511/
Metà751/
Mäto751/
Míto751/
Meethoo73260/
Meetooa73184/
Meettoo73105/
H'Metou7331/
Meetoos7322/
Mesthos7321/
Methout7321/
Hmeitou7311/
Mettout739/
Mestout735/
Hmedtou734/
Methoth734/
Mettoux733/
Mehetho733/
Mettott732/
Mehetoo731/
Methoud731/
Hmettou731/
Mettous731/
Mechtou731/
Meuthou731/
Metouth731/
Metoysh731/
Mestouh731/
Methost731/
Mettouh731/
Mehtout731/
Meatott730/
Mahto672,175,136/
Mehta67400,641/
Matho6724,060/
Metta6718,859/
Mgeta6711,550/
Mesta6710,361/
Matto679,940/
Motto679,362/
Motoi677,076/
Metha676,393/
Mitho673,049/
Maito672,381/
Mioto671,943/
Mitoi671,627/
Mmeta671,414/
Matoi671,354/
Matoo671,262/
Misto671,077/
Maeta671,057/
Meita67929/
Motho67830/
Mheta67816/
Moito67773/
Moeta67665/
Mitto67579/
Mitoo67563/
Mmoto67555/
Meeta67501/
Metas67498/
Matoh67484/
Matoy67456/
Motoh67445/
Motoo67430/
Motoy67417/
Hmito67385/
Mitos67376/
Meyta67286/
Mezta67284/
Matuo67222/
Metah67215/
Metat67209/
Mitou67206/
Mohto67200/
Mojto67192/
Mejta67152/
Mitop67142/
Meteu67129/
Muito67120/
Myoto67109/
Meata67101/
H'Meitou6796/
Motuo6775/
Mieta6765/
Mitoh6746/
Mhoto6744/
Mayto6741/
Metaa6739/
Moyto6732/
H'Meïtou6732/
Metap6730/
Mituo6724/
H'Mettou6722/
Metad6721/
Mišto6713/
Mitoś6710/
Meuta679/
Medta678/
Mitoa678/
Mitod677/
Mitot677/
Hmeidtou676/
'Moto676/
'Meta675/
H'Medtou674/
Hmedttou674/
Mýtto674/
Mitoy674/
Mechtouh673/
Madto673/
Majto672/
Mitoz672/
Metohova672/
Maïto672/
Mestotts671/
Mhito671/
Metau671/
Mechtoud671/
Mihto671/
Mehtà671/
Mytto671/
Métou671/
Métoz671/
Metga671/
Mytho670/

Meto Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meto in the Georgian language
მეთოmeto-
Meto in the Marathi language
मेटोmeto-
Meto in the Hindi language
मेतोmeto96.67
मेटोmeto3.33
Meto in the Oriya language
େମେଟାemeta73.33
େମଟemata26.67
Meto in the Tibetan language
མེ་ཏོག་metok68.71
མེ་ཏོག།metok28.57
མེ་ཏོག་།metok0.68
མེད་ཏོག།métok0.68
མེ་རྟོགས།métok0.68
མེ་རྟོག་métok0.68
Meto in the Russian language
Метоmeto-

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