Meton Surname
Approximately 851 people bear this surname
Meton Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 484 | 1:21,355 | 2,850 |
| France | 77 | 1:862,633 | 101,453 |
| United States | 57 | 1:6,358,929 | 302,882 |
| Argentina | 50 | 1:854,868 | 55,754 |
| Nigeria | 32 | 1:5,535,711 | 139,404 |
| Papua New Guinea | 30 | 1:271,791 | 36,992 |
| Ivory Coast | 27 | 1:854,490 | 22,281 |
| Spain | 23 | 1:2,032,697 | 53,462 |
| Philippines | 17 | 1:5,955,190 | 180,670 |
| Slovakia | 10 | 1:533,645 | 60,629 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 24 | 1:2,092,445 | 103,667 |
The alternate forms: Metón (1) & Méton (1) are calculated separately.
Meton (574) may also be a first name.
Meton Demographics
Average Meton Salary in
United States
$52,189 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Meton Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meton Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Meton (Hindi: मेतों, Marathi: मेतोन) is more commonly found in Benin than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Metón or Méton. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Meton? popularity and diffusion
The surname Meton is the 410,325th most common last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 8,563,509 people. The surname Meton occurs mostly in Africa, where 62 percent of Meton live; 61 percent live in West Africa and 61 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 349,810th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 574 people.
The last name Meton is most widespread in Benin, where it is carried by 484 people, or 1 in 21,355. In Benin Meton is primarily found in: Zou Department, where 33 percent reside, Collines Department, where 24 percent reside and Littoral Department, where 14 percent reside. Beside Benin this surname is found in 24 countries. It is also found in France, where 9 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.
Meton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Meton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Meton surname rose 238 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Meton Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Meton surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Meton surname are 7.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.85% being registered to vote for the political party.
Meton earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.95% more than the national average, earning $52,189 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Meton Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meton in the Marathi language | ||
| मेतोन | metona | - |
| Meton in the Hindi language | ||
| मेतों | metom | 96.55 |
| मेटों | metom | 3.45 |
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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
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- 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 Meton
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