Metobo Surname

457,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 740 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Metobo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Metobo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya7081:65,2266,277
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Metobo (133) may also be a first name.

Metobo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Metobo is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Metobo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 457,199th most commonly held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 9,848,035 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Metobo live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 58 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Metobo is also the 804,402nd most widespread given name internationally, borne by 133 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 708 people, or 1 in 65,226. In Kenya Metobo is most frequent in: Kisii County, where 59 percent live, Nyamira County, where 17 percent live and Nairobi County, where 11 percent live. Excluding Kenya Metobo exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent live and Cameroon, where 2 percent live.

Metobo Last Name Statistics demography

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

Metobo earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 61.99% more than the national average, earning $69,896 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Metoubou861/
Matobo831,581/
Motobo83107/
Mitobo8382/
Metabo8376/
Metowo8312/
Metoba833/
Mathobo77857/
Moitobo77127/
Metouba7724/
Maitobo7712/
Mietebo777/
Matobho776/
Metabou773/
Mothobo772/
Mahtobo772/
Metebou772/
Metobau771/
Mitoobo771/
Motobou771/
Maetabo771/
Matoobo771/
Mattobo771/
Metabot771/
Meitabo771/
Mestovoi712/
Matoubou712/
Methebou711/
Metoubha711/
Mestovoy711/
Matoba6719,503/
Matebo67667/
Motabo67601/
Motebo67272/
Mitoba67252/
Motoba67243/
Metova67214/
Matabo67158/
Metowa6736/
Mitowo6720/
Metaba6711/
Metuba676/
Mitebo672/
Meteba671/
Mitabo671/
Maithobou671/

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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 Metobo
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis