Metong Surname
Approximately 191 people bear this surname
Metong Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 140 | 1:1,265,305 | 50,482 |
| Cameroon | 23 | 1:903,003 | 60,285 |
| Philippines | 19 | 1:5,328,328 | 173,877 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
Metong (216) may also be a first name.
Metong Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Metong Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Metong is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Metong click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Metong? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,222,957th most numerous surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 38,154,691 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Metong reside; 73 percent reside in West Africa and 73 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Metong is also the 614,549th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world. It is borne by 216 people.
The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 140 people, or 1 in 1,265,305. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Cross River, where 54 percent live, Rivers, where 40 percent live and Akwa Ibom, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Metong is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 12 percent live and The Philippines, where 10 percent live.
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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 Metong
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