Mettgen Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Mettgen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mettgen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Mettgen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mettgen is most common in Germany. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mettgen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most widely held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Mettgen live; 80 percent live in Western Europe and 80 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Mettgen is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 20,126,365. In Germany Mettgen is most common in: Lower Saxony, where 50 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 50 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Metgen922/
Metzgen86200/
Mettene8617/
Methgen869/
Mettzen861/
Mettsen861/
Megen83112/
Metgn831/
Mettchen8095/
Meatthen801/
Metzgeen801/
Miethgen801/
Metzen772,795/
Metene77228/
Meigen77150/
Meegen77108/
Mesgen7783/
Megeng7780/
Matgen7775/
Methen7743/
Metsen7723/
Metien7717/
Megenn7714/
Meagen775/
Metgin775/
Metcen774/
Megent773/
Meggen771/
Metein771/
Megien771/
Mejgen771/
Metjen771/
Meuthen71429/
Meitzen71235/
Maedgen71202/
Mietjen71111/
Mathgen7157/
Mietzen7115/
Metegne7115/
Meisgen7111/
Mettine719/
Metyene718/
Meteine717/
Metchen717/
Meetean716/
Meeteun714/
Mehtsen713/
Meetzen712/
Mitthen712/
Mehegen711/
Metheng711/
Methent711/
Metzend711/
Methene711/
Meathen711/
Meatien711/
Metsien711/
Metiene711/
Metesin711/
Methien711/
Metysen711/
Medguen711/
Metkhen711/
Mettain710/
Meythen710/
Metzaen710/
Meetjen710/
Mestene710/
Metzgin710/
Mesen676,854/
Mezen67284/
Mietchen67188/
Megin67137/
Migen6741/
Mecen6733/
Megem6720/
Metcheng6716/
Mejen6714/
Mesthene6712/
Meetheen678/
Mestchen678/
Meigienė677/
Mexen676/
Meetheun676/
Mygen675/
Meuthien674/
Metienne672/
Medingen671/
Metzenth671/
Meytheen671/
Meteting671/
Maittien671/
Mittienė671/
Metchien671/
Metessin671/
Mechtene671/
Medgn671/
Meejn671/
Meesn671/
Metechen670/
Meystein670/

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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 Mettgen
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