Metso Surname

234,903rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,714 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Metso Surname User-submission:

Metso is Finnish for a bird, western capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus).

Metso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland1,0121:5,432863
Cameroon2451:84,77210,298
Greece1031:107,57118,087
Russia881:1,637,762109,009
Sweden741:133,0649,401
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Estonia271:48,9569,235
Lesotho261:78,1759,832
Ukraine191:2,395,931155,639
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Metso (36) may also be a first name.

Metso Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Metso is Finnish for a bird, western capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus).

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Metso Last Name Facts

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

The last name Metso (Georgian: მეცო, Russian: Метсо) occurs most in Finland. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Metso click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Metso? popularity and diffusion

It is the 234,903rd most widespread family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 4,251,777 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 76 percent of Metso live; 65 percent live in Northern Europe and 64 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 1,717,090th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 36 people.

The last name Metso is most widely held in Finland, where it is borne by 1,012 people, or 1 in 5,432. In Finland it is most numerous in: Uusimaa, where 33 percent are found, Kymenlaakso, where 12 percent are found and Päijänne Tavastia, where 10 percent are found. Not including Finland this surname exists in 33 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 14 percent are found and Greece, where 6 percent are found.

Metso Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (56%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Metso surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Metso earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 126.13% more than the national average, earning R 537,360 per year and in United States they earn 8.1% less than the national average, earning $39,653 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maetso91787/
Metsos9178/
'Metso9168/
Metsio9150/
Metsop9140/
Metsou9133/
Metsoh9127/
Metsho9110/
Meitso912/
Metsoa911/
Mehtso911/
Moetso911/
Mmetso911/
Meetso910/
Meso898,966/
Metsios83474/
Maetsho837/
Metssou834/
Meitsop833/
Metsouh831/
Mgetsho831/
Mesho803,938/
Messo803,037/
Motso801,240/
Matso801,087/
Metsa80644/
Mesot80454/
Mytso80282/
Mesoo80278/
Meeso80198/
Mitso80100/
Mesgo8097/
Mesoh8091/
Mmeso8090/
Metzo8081/
Mesio8053/
Mesop8038/
Mesos8030/
Mieso8030/
Mheso8015/
Meuso808/
Mesoy807/
Metco806/
Measo806/
Mesou806/
Mgeso805/
Mesoi805/
Mesod804/
Meiso802/
Medso801/
Metjo801/
Matsuo73194,853/
Messou734,991/
Measho734,213/
Mitsou731,685/
Mitsos731,012/
Meshoo73877/
Matsho73854/
Mesoud73815/
Messop73255/
Messgo73217/
Messoa73206/
Matsoi73179/
Messoh73177/
Metcho73145/
Measso73142/
Mitsuo73134/
Maetsa73107/
Metsat73105/
Matsio73103/
Meisho7361/
Metsas7357/
Metsia7353/
Matsoy7342/
Matsoo7338/
Motsio7331/
Meitsa7330/
Mesoup7328/
Miesso7325/
Moetsa7321/
Meshoa7314/
Mhatso7313/
Maitso7313/
Metseu7312/
Mesood7311/
Motsoh7311/
Mesous7310/
Matsoh739/
Mesout739/
Meisso739/
Mitsho738/
'Motso738/
Measoa738/
Mathso738/
Metsha737/
Motsoi737/
Messos736/
Messoo736/
Meesho736/
Messod735/
Mesgou734/
Mesioy734/
Mots'o734/
Miesho734/
Mitsio733/
Metsah733/
Mmitso733/
Meesoo732/
Mescho732/
Meshou732/
Meysoh732/
Motsho732/
Meesod732/
Metzos731/
Mehtsa731/
Mottso731/
Mehsuo731/
Meisço731/
Messot731/
Mats'o731/
Maatso731/
Meatsa731/
Metzas731/
Meysod731/
Metsaa731/
Metsad731/
Metsap731/
Meshod731/
Messoy731/
Mesouh731/
Meisuo731/
Mhesso731/
Mmetsa731/
Medsoh731/
Measzo731/
Mehsoh731/
Mehsoo731/
Mithso731/
Mesuod731/
Methsa731/
Meusoh731/
Meesso730/
Mesoph730/
Mattso730/
Maedso730/
Mesa67213,266/
Messoud6730,560/
Mezo6717,419/
Messous674,094/
Miso673,940/
Meco671,935/
Meço671,760/
Mitsios671,266/
Messoup6788/
Myso6785/
Mešo6756/
Metchop6749/
Messouh6732/
Metsaha6723/
Matshoi6722/
Mithsuo6714/
Metsjõe6712/
Mehsouz677/
Midtsjo675/
Metchou675/
Meeshod675/
Mečo673/
Mistsuo673/
Miessou673/
Meshood673/
Mexo673/
Mittsuo672/
Motsouh672/
Mehsous672/
Maitsho672/
Mahatso671/
Maatsoo671/
Meesoud671/
Mithsou671/
Mitsous671/
Metsach671/
Meishuo671/
Meisoud671/
Mes'oud671/
Messood671/
Messuod671/
Mohtsoh671/
Measoud671/
Mitssuo671/
M'Messo671/
Mechats671/
Measood671/
Meetsau671/
Motshoi671/
Meytcho671/
Metseuh671/
Mećo671/
Mehsout671/
Mehesoh671/
Messoha671/
Messooh671/
Matshoo671/
Meshoud671/
Messout671/
Metssat671/
Meishou671/
Maatsho671/
Maiteso671/
Mohtsho671/
Meedsoh671/
Meeshoy671/
Mitshuo671/
Metsath671/
Miotsou671/
Mitscho670/
Metzoch670/

Metso Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Metso in the Georgian language
მეცოmetso75
მეწოmetso25
Metso in the Russian language
Метсоmetso-

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