Metu Surname

61,576th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,164 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Metu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Metu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh4,3261:36,8372,239
Nigeria2,1881:80,9615,736
South Africa8141:66,5578,333
India1581:4,854,844122,998
Indonesia1351:979,62472,032
Papua New Guinea951:85,82911,359
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
United States721:5,034,152256,679
Cameroon561:370,87632,690
Romania531:378,82831,692
Solomon Islands351:16,5723,167
Turkey291:2,683,49781,313
England261:2,143,00282,017
Kenya261:1,776,15035,982
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Zimbabwe121:1,286,52073,455
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belize11:355,4743,977

Metu (8,692) may also be a first name.

Metu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Metu (Bengali: মেতু, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺘﻮ, Hindi: मेतु, Marathi: मेटु, Oriya: େମଟୁ) is most common in Bangladesh. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Metu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Metu? popularity and diffusion

Metu is the 61,576th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 892,644 people. The last name Metu occurs mostly in Asia, where 56 percent of Metu live; 55 percent live in South Asia and 53 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 67,269th most numerous forename worldwide, held by 8,692 people.

The last name Metu is most widely held in Bangladesh, where it is held by 4,326 people, or 1 in 36,837. Without taking into account Bangladesh it occurs in 31 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 27 percent live and South Africa, where 10 percent live.

Metu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Metu surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Metu earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 42.57% less than the national average, earning R 136,476 per year and in United States they earn 3.89% less than the national average, earning $41,472 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mettu8913,412/
Methu894,277/
Mestu891,624/
Metou891,159/
Metui89678/
Metus89421/
Mhetu89246/
Metuh89177/
Meteu89129/
Meetu8936/
Mmetu8927/
Mehtu8922/
Maetu8918/
Metuy8913/
Meatu898/
Mietu898/
Moetu897/
Meutu896/
Mgetu896/
Metuj895/
Meztu892/
Meytu891/
Meitu891/
Metau891/
Metuu891/
Metuz891/
Metohu80360/
Metust80216/
Mettus80179/
Meitus80128/
Meutou80127/
Metaut80118/
Mettou80101/
Meteus8063/
Methuj8060/
Metaux8056/
Metout8046/
Mestou8035/
Mettau8035/
Meetup8034/
Meytus8032/
Methus8032/
Maetau8024/
Metush8019/
Metthu8013/
Meythu8012/
Meethu8012/
Meiteu8012/
Methou8011/
Metheu809/
Metous808/
Methau807/
Mmethu807/
Metouh805/
Meetou805/
Hmetou804/
Meettu803/
Mehtau803/
Metaud803/
Mestut803/
Metoux803/
Meytou803/
Metuis803/
Moethu802/
Methuy802/
Meathu802/
Metuss802/
Meteuh802/
Methui802/
Mietau802/
Meteuz801/
Methuu801/
Meuttu801/
Meithu801/
Meitou801/
Mesteu801/
Methut801/
M'Metu801/
Meetuh801/
Metteu801/
Metuys801/
Moetou801/
Mehtou801/
Mesthu801/
Meitui801/
Metaus801/
Methuz801/
Mestus800/
Mettut800/
Mitu75125,863/
Matu7514,918/
Motu755,420/
Mîtu754/
Mjtu751/
Meththu7341/
H'Metou7331/
Methout7321/
Metheus7315/
Hmeitou7311/
Mettaud7311/
Mettout739/
Meteush735/
Mestout735/
Hmedtou734/
Mehetau733/
Mettoux733/
Methoud731/
Metteus731/
Hmettou731/
Mettous731/
Mechtou731/
Meuthou731/
Mejtusz731/
Metouth731/
Mestouh731/
Mettouh731/
Mehtout731/
Methuis731/
Meathus730/
Mithu6731,174/
Motau6719,893/
Mateu6718,043/
Mathu677,946/
Mattu675,453/
Matau673,710/
Matui672,145/
Mitau671,670/
Mahtu671,038/
Miteu67831/
Mottu67799/
Mittu67763/
Mhatu67746/
Metoo67594/
Mothu67588/
Mitus67458/
Mytus67435/
Mistu67388/
Muitu67311/
Mituś67213/
Mitou67206/
Mgitu67180/
Maitu67168/
Mitut67159/
Matuh67158/
Moteu67158/
Mhitu67104/
H'Meitou6796/
Maatu6766/
Mitui6754/
Motui6752/
H'Meïtou6732/
Mituy6729/
Mmatu6723/
H'Mettou6722/
Hmitu6717/
Matuy6716/
Mohtu6715/
Metoe6710/
Hmeidtou676/
Motuh676/
Moitu676/
Majtu676/
H'Medtou674/
Hmedttou674/
Mötus674/
Mythu673/
Mmotu673/
Mechtouh673/
Metuhova673/
Meththus672/
Mituh672/
Maytu671/
Meththuj671/
Mechtoud671/
Motuu671/
Miotu671/
Mitud671/
Métou671/
Mituu671/
Mmitu671/
Mituz671/
Methuish670/

Metu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Metu in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺘﻮmtw-
Metu in the Bengali language
মেতুmetu-
Metu in the Oriya language
େମଟୁematu93.48
େମତୁematu6.52
Metu in the Hindi language
मेतुmetu63.19
मेतूmetu30.9
मेटूmetu3.47
मेटुmetu1.39
मीतूmitu1.04
Metu in the Marathi language
मेटुmetu37.7
मेतुmetu19.67
मेटूmetu18.03
मेतूmetu11.48
मॅटूmetu6.56
मॅटुmetu3.28
मेथुmethu1.64
मॅतूmetu1.64

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Footnotes

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