Metolo Surname

1,755,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Metolo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Metolo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon661:314,68329,051
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Metolo (43) may also be a first name.

Metolo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Metolo is found most frequently in Cameroon. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Metolo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Metolo is the 1,755,741st most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 66,858,219 people. The last name Metolo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Metolo live; 93 percent live in Central Africa and 92 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Metolo is also the 1,545,828th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 43 people.

The surname is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 66 people, or 1 in 314,683. In Cameroon it is most common in: West Region, where 58 percent reside, Centre Region, where 24 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 15 percent reside. Besides Cameroon this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 31 percent reside and South Africa, where 5 percent reside.

Metolo Last Name Statistics demography

Metolo earn significantly more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 25.93% more than the national average, earning R 299,268 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mestolo9213/
Metholo923/
Metoulou8611/
Matolo834,825/
Mitolo831,748/
Metelo831,080/
Motolo83930/
Metola83321/
Metalo83152/
Metélo831/
Motholo772,236/
Metallo771,563/
Methola77302/
Metaloy77134/
Mettola77123/
Mottolo77121/
Matholo77112/
Mestola7788/
Motollo7770/
Mehtola7757/
Motoloi7748/
Matollo7730/
Mietola7727/
Metolla7722/
Mittolo7714/
Mettalo779/
Matolio779/
Methulo778/
Maetola777/
Mitollo777/
Maitolo774/
Metaloi773/
Metoula772/
Maetalo772/
Mettelo772/
Motolio772/
Matoolo772/
Matoloh771/
Matoloi771/
Motoloh771/
Metolap771/
Mestalo771/
Methelo771/
Moetola771/
Mitolot771/
Miettola7124/
Metalohy7118/
Matoulou7114/
Mettallo716/
Mettolla715/
Metaloit714/
Mitoulou713/
Moethola711/
Maitohlo711/
Mothollo711/
Mmethola711/
Matholou711/
Matola67105,735/
Matelo673,585/
Metela672,326/
Motola671,286/
Metula671,262/
Mitola67772/
Matalo67749/
Metala67720/
Mitalo67573/
Mitelo67429/
Mitulo67390/
Motalo67185/
Motelo67180/
Maitoulou673/
Motolá672/
Mettalous671/
Mitolaová671/
Mechtolat670/

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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 Metolo
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