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).

- zaltys

Metso Last Name Facts

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

The surname Metso (Georgian: მეცო, Russian: Метсо) occurs more in Finland more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Metso? popularity and diffusion

Metso is the 234,903rd most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 4,251,777 people. The last name Metso is primarily found in Europe, where 76 percent of Metso are found; 65 percent are found in Northern Europe and 64 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 1,717,090th most widely held first name on earth, held by 36 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Finland, where it is carried by 1,012 people, or 1 in 5,432. In Finland Metso is most common in: Uusimaa, where 33 percent are found, Kymenlaakso, where 12 percent are found and Päijänne Tavastia, where 10 percent are found. Barring Finland this surname occurs 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 holding the Metso last name is primarily Christian (56%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Metso surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% being registered with the political 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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