Metsela Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Metsela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 14 | 1:1,483,505 | 83,777 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
Metsela (25) may also be a first name.
Metsela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Metsela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Metsela is most common in Cameroon. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Metsela? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,649,889th most commonly used last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name Metsela is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Metsela are found; 78 percent are found in Central Africa and 78 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Metsela is also the 2,136,160th most prevalent given name in the world, held by 25 people.
It is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 1,483,505. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: West Region, where 93 percent live and Centre Region, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon it occurs in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 22 percent live.
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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 Metsela
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