Metoyan Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Armenia
Highest density in:
Armenia

Metoyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Metoyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Armenia451:65,1152,808
Georgia101:374,55415,620
Russia61:24,020,509493,300

Metoyan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Metoyan (Georgian: მეტოიანი, Russian: Метоян) is borne by more people in Armenia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Metoyan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Metoyan is the 2,460,878th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. The last name Metoyan is mostly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Metoyan are found; 90 percent are found in West Asia and 74 percent are found in Armeno-West Asia.

The last name Metoyan is most widespread in Armenia, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 65,115. In Armenia it is most prevalent in: Ararat Province, where 51 percent live, Shirak Province, where 42 percent live and Aragatsotn Province, where 4 percent live. Aside from Armenia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Georgia, where 16 percent live and Russia, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Metoyan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Metoyan in the Georgian language
მეტოიანიmetoiani-
Metoyan in the Russian language
Метоянmetoan-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Metoyan
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis