Metreau Surname

583,527th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 537 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Metreau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Metreau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France5331:124,62018,942
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: Métreau (10) are calculated separately.

Metreau Last Name Facts

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

Metreau is more commonly found in France than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Métreau. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Metreau? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 583,527th most prevalent family name internationally, held by around 1 in 13,570,849 people. Metreau occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Metreau are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Metreau is most frequently occurring in France, where it is held by 533 people, or 1 in 124,620. In France Metreau is most prevalent in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 58 percent are found, Centre-Val de Loire, where 14 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 12 percent are found. Beside France it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Senegal, where 0 percent are found and Indonesia, where 0 percent are found.

Metreau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Metreau has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Metreau last name decreased 91 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Métreau9510/
Metrau923/
Mestreaud8825/
Mettreaux881/
Merzeau86418/
Mereaux86417/
Metraux86105/
Meureau8672/
Mereaud8622/
Mettrau8621/
Metraud8621/
Metraus8610/
Mestrau862/
Meareau861/
Mitreau861/
Meyreau861/
Miereau861/
Meireau861/
Mereaus860/
Mereu8313,059/
Metra832,437/
Merau83102/
Mettraux801,247/
Maitreau80143/
Meytraud8057/
Mestraud8047/
Meireaux8025/
Merreaux8012/
Maîtreau801/
Metrault801/
Mitreaud800/
Mereault800/
Mestra7711,562/
Metras77779/
Meraud77496/
Metrat77163/
Mettra77163/
Methra7790/
Meraux7770/
Metrou7760/
Metrap7759/
Meraut7748/
Metraz7747/
Mehtra7735/
Meztra7728/
Méreau7717/
Meirau7713/
Mhetra777/
Metrah777/
Meitra774/
Maetra774/
Meetra774/
Meatra773/
Merauy772/
Meraus772/
Meštra772/
Meureu772/
Meytra771/
Metroa771/
Merhau771/
Meireu771/
Merreu771/
Mereuț771/
Mèreau771/
Mera73150,882/
Metrouh71656/
Merhaut71556/
Moireau71465/
Merault71457/
Mhetras71381/
Métraux71334/
Mitraud71131/
Metrass7159/
Mestras7128/
Mestrou7122/
Meiraud7118/
Meeraus7116/
Meyraud7115/
Mireaux7114/
Méreaux7112/
Meytras7111/
Mestrah719/
Mireaud718/
Metrash717/
Meshtra715/
Meestra713/
Mehtraa712/
Mehtras712/
Metrout712/
Mathreu711/
Meastra711/
Meethra711/
Mirreau711/
Methraa711/
Metroud711/
Mestrad711/
Mistrau711/
Mithrau711/
Méreaud711/
Mestrat711/
Metrach711/
Meetrap711/
Methrra711/
Mitra67288,362/
Mehra6775,496/
Meira6752,622/
Meraz6745,750/
Merga6740,070/
Merah6727,655/
Merad6715,357/
Meera676,670/
Merza676,386/
Meras673,575/
Merha672,676/
Miera672,625/
Matra672,331/
Mireault671,892/
Meara671,593/
Metro671,397/
Merra671,333/
Mirau671,157/
Mesra67996/
Meraa67570/
Mhera67430/
Mgera67411/
Merou67368/
Mmera67362/
Meura67263/
Motra67181/
Moireaud67138/
Meyra67128/
Merap67116/
Maytraud6788/
Maireaux6778/
Meruo6767/
Meroa6733/
Myrau6731/
Metrouch6720/
Moireaux6718/
Mytra6715/
Mejra6714/
Mireu6710/
Meyrault678/
Mehetras674/
Mechtras672/
Meerhaut672/
Mētra672/
Meethrap671/
Mirreaux671/
Mhetrash671/
Mestrouh671/
Hmera671/
Mejstrat671/
Merșa671/
Méreu671/
Métra671/
Méttraux671/
Merrault670/
Meistras670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Metreau
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