Mettew Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Mettew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mettew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791

Mettew (10) may also be a first name.

Mettew Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mettew is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mettew click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mettew? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mettew is the 8,968,613th most prevalent surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Mettew is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Mettew are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mettew is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 10 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Lagos, where 50 percent live and Taraba, where 50 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 50 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Metthew9259/
Metew912/
Maetthew861/
Mattew8310,118/
Methew833,754/
Metewe8331/
Mettef838/
Mittew832/
Mehtew831/
Metews831/
Matthew7793,045/
Methewe7729/
Mathtew7721/
Matttew7716/
Meathew7714/
Mattiew7712/
Methiew7710/
Mattehw777/
Metheuw776/
Matteuw775/
Mettiev773/
Miethew771/
Metteva771/
Meithew771/
Meythew770/
Mittews770/
Meteb7323,371/
Matew73299/
Metev73146/
Metef7359/
Motew7336/
Mitew738/
Metiw733/
Mattthew7163/
Matthiew7124/
Matthewf714/
Matthhew713/
Mattheww712/
Meetheew712/
Meeteehw712/
Maatthew712/
Matthtew712/
Mattheiw712/
Hmatttew711/
Mahtthew711/
Meehteew711/
Miethiew711/
Mitthews711/
Mattheew711/
Mattheaw710/
Mathew67433,523/
Meteab67184/
Meteva67160/
Metiwe67101/
Meteev6747/
Mahtew6736/
Matiew6716/
Metiev6714/
Metefe6713/
Mateew678/
Mothew678/
Methev676/
Mateuw676/
Matehw676/
Mestev675/
Mittev673/
Mattiw672/
Metheb672/
Mattef672/
Mattev672/
Mejtef671/
Meteeb671/
Meteav671/
Meteff671/
Mhatew671/
Mitiew671/
Mitewe671/
Meetheews671/
Mithew670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mettew
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