Metopa Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Metopa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Metopa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon851:244,34224,081
Indonesia241:5,510,383253,014
Solomon Islands131:44,6188,903
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Metopa Last Name Facts

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

Metopa is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Metopa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,628,521st most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. Metopa is mostly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Metopa live; 68 percent live in Central Africa and 61 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is held by 85 people, or 1 in 244,342. In Cameroon Metopa is most prevalent in: Centre Region, where 38 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 29 percent reside and West Region, where 16 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 20 percent reside and The Solomon Islands, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Metoupa924/
Maetopa922/
Methopa921/
Matopa83177/
Motopa8354/
Metapa835/
Metope833/
Metepa833/
Metopi831/
Mathopa771,376/
Mothopa77249/
Metopio7723/
Maetapa7716/
Matopai7713/
Motoupa7713/
Mistopa778/
Metoper776/
Mestapa774/
Metepai773/
Mietapa773/
Matopha771/
Mettapa771/
Metapah771/
Motuopa771/
Metopher71132/
Metophis7113/
Maetahpa717/
Mestapha714/
Methoper714/
Metaphat712/
Mothopha711/
Metoupou711/
Maitopga711/
Mestapfa711/
Mettappa711/
Meteppai711/
Matapa672,352/
Mitepa671,115/
Matepa671,088/
Motepa67596/
Methaphat67290/
Mitope67245/
Matopo67102/
Metthapat6768/
Mitapa6764/
Motopo6740/
Motapa6733/
Metapo6722/
Methappha6720/
Metapi6715/
Mitopi678/
Methaapha674/
Metape673/
Matopá671/
Methopher671/

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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 Metopa
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