Metome Surname
Approximately 107 people bear this surname
Metome Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 80 | 1:129,195 | 13,967 |
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
Metome Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Metome Come From? nationality or country of origin
Metome occurs in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Metome? popularity and diffusion
The last name Metome is the 1,775,494th most frequent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 68,107,906 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Metome reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most prevalent in Benin, where it is carried by 80 people, or 1 in 129,195. In Benin Metome is primarily concentrated in: Ouémé Department, where 83 percent are found, Littoral Department, where 8 percent are found and Zou Department, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Benin this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 21 percent are found and Cameroon, where 5 percent are found.
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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 Metome
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