Metters Surname

340,053rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,081 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Metters Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Metters Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4911:113,47911,646
United States4481:809,06062,242
Australia421:642,75544,739
Wales381:81,4356,830
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
France41:16,605,680368,153
Malta11:430,2723,380
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1961:124,36411,707
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States531:947,52256,651

Metters Last Name Facts

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

The surname Metters (Russian: Мэттерс) occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Metters? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 340,053rd most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 6,741,486 people. The surname Metters occurs mostly in Europe, where 53 percent of Metters are found; 50 percent are found in Northern Europe and 50 percent are found in British Isles.

Metters is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 491 people, or 1 in 113,479. In England Metters is primarily concentrated in: Devon, where 21 percent reside, Tyne and Wear, where 11 percent reside and Cornwall, where 11 percent reside. Besides England this last name is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 41 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.

Metters Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Metters has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Metters surname rose 251 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 845 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Metters Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Metters surname are 8.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.43% being registered with the party.

The amount Metters earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.75% less than the national average, earning $39,805 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.01% more than the national average, earning $50,680 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meutters931/
Meters9278/
Mesters86491/
Matters86224/
Meuters8694/
Meeters8629/
Meiters8628/
Methers8624/
Maeters8616/
Mitters868/
Motters866/
Meyters862/
Medters861/
Mettors860/
Mieters860/
Meesters803,069/
Meisters80823/
Matthers8085/
Meysters8021/
Madtters801/
Meetiers800/
Meithers800/
Mattiers800/
Meathers800/
Maters77946/
Moters775/
Metors771/
Metars771/
Miters770/
Meissters7514/
Mattherrs751/
Mattheurs751/
Matthiers750/
Mathers7113,744/
Misters71138/
Muyters71106/
Mothers7171/
Mithers7122/
Muiters7114/
Mattars712/
Mythers712/
Mysters711/
Matiers711/
Matears711/
Mottors711/
Motiers711/
Mitiers711/
Metoirs711/
Mottars710/
Mijsters6765/
Muijters6765/
Maythers678/
Mathiers677/
Maisters671/
Matthars671/
Mattairs671/
Methirst670/
Motherss670/

Metters Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Metters in the Russian language
Мэттерсmetters-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Metters
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