Mette Surname

75,233rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,527 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Estonia

Mette Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mette Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,6971:29,8503,929
United States1,1691:310,05928,443
France8681:76,52410,751
Brazil5011:427,29416,230
Italy3081:198,56128,720
India2231:3,439,75598,400
Cameroon1401:148,35016,370
Ivory Coast1021:226,1899,304
Denmark681:83,0118,046
Estonia541:24,4784,454
Namibia471:51,2646,204
Russia461:3,133,110167,157
Indonesia441:3,005,664168,399
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
Finland251:219,86818,073
Norway191:270,64728,127
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Poland171:2,235,809104,965
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Czechia131:817,95970,223
Senegal111:1,325,3953,666
Cape Verde101:52,9641,947
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Austria101:851,54467,454
Mali91:1,885,4481,868
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
England81:6,964,757184,742
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
China21:683,660,78330,601
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1941:258,85921,305

The alternate forms: Metté (4) are calculated separately.

Mette (73,795) may also be a first name.

Mette Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mette (Arabic: ميتيه, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺖ, Marathi: मेटे, Russian: Метте) has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also be found as a variant: Metté. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mette? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 75,233rd most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,116,523 people. The last name Mette occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Mette reside; 55 percent reside in Western Europe and 42 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Mette is also the 13,264th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 73,795 people.

This surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 2,697 people, or 1 in 29,850. In Germany Mette is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 39 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 12 percent live and Berlin, where 11 percent live. Besides Germany this surname occurs in 50 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent live and France, where 13 percent live.

Mette Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mette has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Mette surname expanded 603 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 114 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mette Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Mette are 9.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.57% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Mette earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 26.95% less than the national average, earning €21,936 per year; in Norway they earn 114.69% more than the national average, earning 742,994 kr per year; in United States they earn 9.62% more than the national average, earning $47,302 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.38% more than the national average, earning $53,348 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Metté934/
Metter911,079/
Miette91969/
Mettes91522/
Mettee91507/
Mettey91335/
Meatte91198/
Mettez91179/
Mettie91102/
Metthe9178/
Mettge9123/
Moette9116/
Meitte9110/
Mettet919/
Maette916/
Mettea915/
Mhette914/
Mettei913/
Meutte912/
Meytte912/
Meette912/
Metteh912/
Metted911/
Metteu911/
Mete8974,861/
Mett891,327/
Metteer83366/
Metthez83155/
Meattey83102/
Metthey8324/
Metteey8316/
Mhetter832/
Mehette832/
Metteis831/
Metthes831/
Metthee831/
Metteit830/
Meitter830/
Mestter830/
Mettest830/
Mettett830/
Meite8032,036/
Matte8025,081/
Metta8018,859/
Motte8012,650/
Methe805,336/
Metts804,973/
Miete803,694/
Meter803,374/
Metti802,494/
Metge802,194/
Mitte801,441/
Metet801,245/
Metje80900/
Metea80626/
Metty80529/
Mhete80495/
Metes80437/
Meteh80332/
Meste80244/
Metei80239/
Metie80202/
Meute80184/
Metee80172/
Meteu80129/
Maete80126/
Metey8078/
Moete8066/
Meitt8063/
Metez8057/
Meyte8057/
Miett8040/
Meteş8038/
Meete8035/
Mõtte8035/
Mehte8028/
Meytt8027/
Meteš8026/
Meate8014/
Meïte8011/
Metit805/
Meşte805/
Meted803/
Mmete802/
Mgete802/
Metep802/
Meatt801/
Medte801/
Hmete801/
Mytte801/
Metej801/
Meteň801/
Meteș801/
Mätte801/
Meett800/
Metteová778/
Meththes772/
H'Meitte771/
Meatthes771/
Mezzstte770/
Met7513,169/
Mattei7329,235/
Mester7313,506/
Meitei7312,385/
Mitter734,780/
Mattey733,423/
Meetei733,257/
Mottey733,198/
Miethe731,993/
Mettai731,528/
Mattea73858/
Matthe73781/
Mattie73623/
Mittet73575/
Mether73558/
Myotte73514/
Matteu73504/
Meteer73469/
Meeter73442/
Mietta73431/
Mešter73419/
Meates73381/
Mottie73304/
Meiste73191/
Miotte73162/
Meiter73156/
Mestes73153/
Mattee73137/
Mittie73133/
Mottee73130/
Maitte73117/
Metesh73114/
Mettis73110/
Mötter73107/
Meșter73103/
Meatee7391/
Meites7386/
Meathe7385/
Mestey7381/
Meşter7378/
Metieh7368/
Mittge7365/
Meshte7359/
Mottei7354/
Mete'e7353/
Moitte7348/
Methee7344/
Maetie7344/
Methez7343/
Mettay7341/
Meytes7340/
Mittee7339/
Mehete7335/
Mettaa7334/
Meitty7331/
Meiteh7331/
Moetie7330/
Meatta7329/
Mietty7328/
Meatty7326/
Mested7326/
Mesthe7324/
Mechte7324/
Maethe7324/
Methie7322/
Methey7322/
Maatte7320/
Medted7319/
Motteu7318/
Mietei7318/
Mhatte7316/
Matteh7316/
Mitthe7315/
Mejter7315/
Mheter7314/
Moethe7314/
Moetey7313/
Methei7312/
Meetee7312/
Meiteu7312/
Mestti7311/
Mejtet7311/
Mettoy7310/
Mestet7310/
Mejtit7310/
Medtti739/
Meitie739/
Metheu739/
Me'ete739/
Matteï739/
Methta738/
Methes738/
Moetee738/
Meetep738/
Meteas737/
Mottea737/
Metech736/
Mittes736/
Mittei736/
Mittey736/
Meatie736/
Meutey736/
Mestez735/
Moetti735/
Meitey735/
Meater734/
Maytte734/
Meetta734/
Mätter734/
Mejtea734/
Meetez733/
Mettha733/
Meithe733/
Meetes733/
Meitta733/
Mehtez733/
Moetea733/
Maetee733/
Mmethe733/
Hmeite732/
Mehtey732/
Mehthe732/
Maetti732/
Meetit732/
Meateh732/
Mmetti732/
Mestei732/
Meteuh732/
Miehte732/
Metihe732/
Meeted732/
Medteh732/
Mahtte731/
Meetey731/
Meethe731/
Mehhtt731/
Mittez731/
Methti731/
Metthi731/
Meyter731/
Meytey731/
Meytti731/
Mezthe731/
Mehtea731/
Mhetes731/
Mhetta731/
Motthe731/
Myttep731/
Mohtte731/
Hmeitt731/
H'Mett731/
Metees731/
Meuthe731/
Metije731/
Meitee731/
Mattte731/
Meztti731/
Mettio731/
Maetea731/
Meuteh731/
Meutei731/
Meytie731/
Metthy731/
Metthé731/
Mettoa731/
Mettoj731/
Mettta731/
Meûter731/
Mitteu731/
Mehtes731/
Metait731/
Metejs731/
Metest731/
Methge731/
Méitte731/
'Methe731/
Mejtty731/
Mehtit731/
Moytte731/
Mmatte731/
Mmetie731/
Myttes731/
Meetea731/
Meeteh731/
Mittea731/
Methep731/
Maeteh731/
Muitte730/
Meetty730/
Meteis730/
Mitted730/
Methed730/
Mestee730/
Mistte730/
Mehetther711/
Mate67199,591/
Meta6783,738/
Mote6772,143/
Meister6745,048/
Meti6735,333/
Mite679,031/
Matthee678,624/
Mitt678,128/
Meat676,525/
Matthey674,882/
Meester674,072/
Mets673,702/
Meth673,588/
Mest671,209/
Mechter671,165/
Meggitt671,034/
Meit67842/
Meed67830/
Matthei67822/
Matthie67550/
Miet67542/
Meyster67315/
Mety67278/
Mattheu67226/
Mitteer67195/
Mhet67157/
Meet67155/
Moittie67152/
Meshter67140/
Mitteis67115/
Mettais67100/
Meht6798/
Măte6771/
Meethep6771/
Meither6741/
Meether6740/
Meszter6739/
Meeteer6735/
Meut6735/
Mejster6727/
Meistes6727/
H'Metty6721/
Myte6718/
Hmeitty6714/
Meshthe6713/
Medt6711/
Matthea6710/
Methist6710/
Meetthi6710/
Measter679/
Hmet679/
Mezt678/
Mahatte677/
Metesch677/
Mytt677/
Mohiete675/
Mettova675/
Meastes674/
Meyt674/
Meitthi674/
Meyther674/
Metthai674/
Mesther673/
Meigyte673/
Meethet673/
Meteich672/
Meisted672/
Mhester672/
Meththi672/
Mettitt672/
Meestes672/
Mettich672/
Mattheh672/
Metê672/
Metoeyi672/
Meatech672/
Matttey672/
Mejt672/
Medther672/
Mechtti672/
Meather671/
Meateer671/
Mitteit671/
Mittett671/
Metheis671/
Messter671/
Metehii671/
Mheater671/
Hmeitie671/
Hmeitti671/
Hmeytti671/
H'Meite671/
H'Meitt671/
H'Meyte671/
H'Mitte671/
Maittes671/
Meahtee671/
Metd671/
Meté671/
Mattieh671/
Meathey671/
Motteea671/
Metì671/
Mezther671/
Moittet671/
Moethhe671/
Mittter671/
Meitait671/
Mäte671/
Mattheë671/
Mesthet671/
Mettaai671/
Motthee671/
Medtech671/
Mehteed671/
Meetest671/
Maytter671/
Maytthe671/
Metp671/
Meystee670/
Meithee670/
Mestead670/
Mistter670/
Mget670/
Mitther670/

Mette Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mette in the Marathi language
मेटेmete-
Mette in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺖmt36.36
ﻣﺘﻪmth27.27
ﺍﻣﺖamt22.73
ﺍﻣﻴﺖamyt4.55
ﺍﻣﺘﻮamtw4.55
ﺃﻣﺘﻪamth4.55
Mette in the Russian language
Меттеmette-
Mette in the Arabic language
ميتيهmytyh-

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