Metraz Surname
Approximately 47 people bear this surname
Metraz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 45 | 1:1,476,060 | 142,161 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Métraz (2) are calculated separately.
Metraz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Metraz Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Metraz is found in France more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Métraz. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Metraz? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,843,861st most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Metraz are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 96 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.
The last name Metraz is most widely held in France, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 1,476,060. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 93 percent are found and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 7 percent are found. Other than France it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.
Metraz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Metraz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Metraz last name decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Metraz
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