Metref Surname

253,301st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,561 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Metref Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Metref Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria1,0281:37,5796,817
United Arab Emirates4111:22,2932,557
France921:721,98690,334
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Metref (16) may also be a first name.

Metref Last Name Facts

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

The last name Metref (Russian: Метреф) occurs in Algeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Metref? popularity and diffusion

The surname Metref is the 253,301st most frequently occurring surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 4,668,511 people. Metref is mostly found in Africa, where 66 percent of Metref reside; 66 percent reside in North Africa and 66 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequent first name in the world, borne by 16 people.

The surname Metref is most frequently used in Algeria, where it is borne by 1,028 people, or 1 in 37,579. In Algeria it is mostly found in: Tizi Ouzou Province, where 60 percent are found, Algiers Province, where 21 percent are found and Souk Ahras Province, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Algeria this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 26 percent are found and France, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meref911/
Mesref835/
Mearef834/
Metreb833/
Merhef832/
Merefe832/
Merref831/
Mitref831/
Meredf831/
Motref831/
Matref831/
Metrew831/
Motreff77481/
Metreev7722/
Merefhe771/
Mitreff771/
Mhetrev771/
Mereb73792/
Merev73149/
Meryf73111/
Merif7343/
Merew7325/
Miref731/
Mattreff711/
Mitrev673,042/
Merheb672,311/
Motrev67832/
Metrov67148/
Mereev6779/
Mereva6723/
Merife6722/
Matrev6715/
Mhereb679/
Meriev673/
Mereeb673/
Mairef672/
Meriff672/
Meurev671/
Mehreb671/
Mitrew671/
Metryv671/
Merrif671/
Mereab671/
Mytrev671/
Matrif671/
Mehrev671/
Mearif671/
Meereb671/
Meerzreef671/

Metref Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Metref in the Russian language
Метрефmetref-

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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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  • 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 Metref
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