Metsker Surname

280,304th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,378 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Metsker Surname User-submission:

The surname Metsker or Metzger is derived from the German word Metzger, meaning 'butcher'. A butcher's shop in German is called Metzgerei.

Metsker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6221:582,73147,681
Russia5471:263,47927,649
Kazakhstan1171:151,13215,098
Ukraine431:1,058,66796,518
Kyrgyzstan191:314,35027,488
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2441:205,81417,803

Metsker Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Metsker or Metzger is derived from the German word Metzger, meaning 'butcher'. A butcher's shop in German is called Metzgerei.

- metskar

Metsker Last Name Facts

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

Metsker (Russian: Мецкер) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Metsker? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 280,304th most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 5,288,495 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Metsker are found; 46 percent are found in North America and 46 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 622 people, or 1 in 582,731. In The United States Metsker is most frequent in: Washington, where 12 percent live, Missouri, where 12 percent live and California, where 11 percent live. Not including The United States it occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 40 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 8 percent live.

Metsker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Metsker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Metsker surname increased 255 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Metsker Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Orthodox (90%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Metsker surname are 34.39% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 81.16% registered with the party.

Metsker earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.35% more than the national average, earning $45,025 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Metsgker931/
Mettsker931/
Metzsker930/
Meitsker930/
Mesker921,434/
Metske92122/
Metzker862,478/
Medsker86903/
Metskes8614/
Meskere869/
Meskher864/
Messker862/
Meesker862/
Measker861/
Mecsker861/
Mitsker860/
Metskey860/
Meisker860/
Motsker860/
Meusker860/
Metcker860/
Matsker860/
Meske831,700/
Metzschker821/
Metschke80375/
Mietzker8028/
Metzcker808/
Metzkier807/
Maetzker802/
Messkher802/
Matsåker802/
Medskier801/
Meitzker801/
Mestzker801/
Meschker801/
Metczker801/
Mathsker800/
Metzkerr800/
Maetzschker7811/
Metzschcker781/
Misker772,386/
Metzke77895/
Mieske77705/
Meiske77538/
Meeske77434/
Mecker77350/
Meshke77166/
Mezker77117/
Mäsker7792/
Mysker7764/
Metsky7756/
Meskie7751/
Meskey7740/
Mheske7734/
Mescke7734/
Messke7716/
Metska7714/
Metski7713/
Mehske7710/
Meskir779/
Meyske777/
Mitske776/
Metcke773/
Meskep771/
Meszke771/
Medske770/
Mitschker75106/
Mietschke7553/
Metzschke7528/
Meischker759/
Meschke712,070/
Mescher711,897/
Matzker71278/
Meckier71166/
Mejtská71155/
Mejtský71150/
Meshkhe71140/
Miszker71128/
Miescke71111/
Mietzke7198/
Mätzschker7178/
Meiskey7169/
Meczker7158/
Myszker7155/
Meitzke7123/
Meytsky7123/
Mecskei7117/
Mejtsky7117/
Mietzschke7117/
Meszkes7114/
Mieszke7113/
Mitszke7111/
Meicker717/
Maisker714/
Mestský714/
Meeskee713/
Mezkher713/
Messcke712/
Metchke712/
Madsker711/
Measkey711/
Mitshke711/
Metskiy711/
Meushke711/
Meyskey711/
Mehskey711/
Meiskie711/
Meitská711/
Meshhke711/
Meshkerova711/
Mieskie711/
Measkeh711/
Mechker711/
Majsker711/
Meckerz711/
Metskai711/
Mejtska711/
Mestsky711/
Meskheh711/
Meskjær711/
Missker711/
Meshkie711/
Methcke711/
Meskire711/
Myssker711/
Meitsky711/
Metscka711/
Meecker710/
Medzker710/
Meacker710/
Meiskee710/
Mieskee710/
Metzkey710/
Metzkir710/
Meisske710/
Mitzker710/
Mitcker710/
Motzker710/
Mitschke675,013/
Meski672,774/
Mecke672,250/
Miske671,993/
Meska67922/
Meuschke67454/
Myszkier67310/
Mischker67263/
Meischke67230/
Mätschke67154/
Mesky6772/
Mieschke6755/
Myschker6736/
Mäske6730/
Mhaisker6725/
Myske6724/
Mäschker6721/
Miszkier6721/
Meshcher6718/
Metzquer6713/
Mishkher6710/
Metskaya679/
Measketh674/
Maiseker671/
Meheshke671/
Mishkejr671/
Mietzcke671/
Methchke671/
Meyschke671/
Meischer671/
Mescheer671/
Meschkee671/
Meschket671/
Meshchke671/
Meshkhey671/
Meské671/
Meeteski671/
Mitchker670/
Medscher670/
Meascher670/
Miesckee670/

Metsker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Metsker in the Russian language
Мецкерmecker-

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