Metts Surname

95,677th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,973 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Metts Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Metts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,8831:74,2298,541
Russia471:3,066,448164,949
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7801:64,3837,014

Metts (21) may also be a first name.

Metts Last Name Facts

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

Metts (Russian: Метц) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Metts? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 95,677th most commonly occurring family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,465,422 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Metts live; 89 percent live in North America and 89 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,368,944th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 21 people.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 4,883 people, or 1 in 74,229. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: South Carolina, where 19 percent live, North Carolina, where 9 percent live and Georgia, where 9 percent live. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 1 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Metts Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Metts has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Metts surname grew 626 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Metts Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Metts last name are 19.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.5% being registered with the political party.

The amount Metts earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.71% less than the national average, earning $38,529 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.98% less than the national average, earning $38,762 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mettse911/
Meutts910/
Mietts910/
Mets893,702/
Mett891,327/
Mette806,527/
Mitts802,819/
Meats80252/
Metse80252/
Meyts80155/
Meets80155/
Meitt8063/
Mettz8056/
Miett8040/
Meytt8027/
Mehts8020/
Mytts8013/
Miets809/
Metcs806/
Medts805/
Meits803/
Meths803/
Meatt801/
Mettx801/
Mests801/
Meett800/
Meggitts771/
Meatthes771/
Met7513,169/
Mes754,813/
Metsch73892/
Meates73381/
Metshe73248/
Meatte73198/
Meites7386/
Metthe7378/
Mehets7349/
Meytes7340/
Mehyts7320/
Meitte7310/
Meetse7310/
Meeths739/
Mhette734/
Meitzs733/
Meetes733/
Meytte732/
Meette732/
Meijts732/
Meests731/
Mehhtt731/
Miotts731/
Mittst731/
Metsci731/
Mettze731/
Meuths731/
Hmeitt731/
H'Mett731/
Mettrz731/
Mestse731/
Metcht731/
Myttes731/
Mete6774,861/
Metz6765,103/
Mees6711,241/
Meus679,215/
Mitt678,128/
Meat676,525/
Meis676,297/
Mies675,748/
Meth673,588/
Mess673,391/
Mese673,072/
Meas672,892/
Meys672,318/
Myts672,152/
Mesh671,930/
Mest671,209/
Meggitt671,034/
Meit67842/
Mits67619/
Miet67542/
Mehs67179/
Mhet67157/
Meet67155/
Metzsch67147/
Meutsch67121/
Mesz67118/
Meht6798/
Mões6793/
Mietsch6788/
Meitsch6775/
Mesr6760/
Mezs6758/
Metsova6749/
Meås6738/
Meut6735/
Mges6722/
Mejs6717/
Medt6711/
Mexs6710/
Hmet679/
Meds679/
Mezt678/
Mytt677/
Hmes675/
Metc675/
Mettova675/
Metsche674/
Meyt674/
Mães674/
Mhes673/
Mehette672/
Mesd672/
Mejt672/
Mmes672/
Mittsch671/
Metx671/
H'Meitt671/
Maittes671/
Metd671/
Metì671/
Mettche671/
Mesx671/
Mesp671/
Mhetshe671/
Metp671/
Mesj671/
Mget670/

Metts Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Metts in the Russian language
Метцmetc-

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Metts Reference & Research

Metz DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Meates FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

Metz FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Metts
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis