Metu Surname
Approximately 8,164 people bear this surname
Metu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 4,326 | 1:36,837 | 2,239 |
| Nigeria | 2,188 | 1:80,961 | 5,736 |
| South Africa | 814 | 1:66,557 | 8,333 |
| India | 158 | 1:4,854,844 | 122,998 |
| Indonesia | 135 | 1:979,624 | 72,032 |
| Papua New Guinea | 95 | 1:85,829 | 11,359 |
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| United States | 72 | 1:5,034,152 | 256,679 |
| Cameroon | 56 | 1:370,876 | 32,690 |
| Romania | 53 | 1:378,828 | 31,692 |
| Solomon Islands | 35 | 1:16,572 | 3,167 |
| Turkey | 29 | 1:2,683,497 | 81,313 |
| England | 26 | 1:2,143,002 | 82,017 |
| Kenya | 26 | 1:1,776,150 | 35,982 |
| Ethiopia | 25 | 1:3,901,850 | 10,182 |
| Zimbabwe | 12 | 1:1,286,520 | 73,455 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
Metu (8,692) may also be a first name.
Metu Demographics
Average Metu Salary in
United States
$41,472 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Metu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Metu in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺘﻮ | mtw | - |
| Metu in the Bengali language | ||
| মেতু | metu | - |
| Metu in the Oriya language | ||
| େମଟୁ | ematu | 93.48 |
| େମତୁ | ematu | 6.52 |
| Metu in the Hindi language | ||
| मेतु | metu | 63.19 |
| मेतू | metu | 30.9 |
| मेटू | metu | 3.47 |
| मेटु | metu | 1.39 |
| मीतू | mitu | 1.04 |
| Metu in the Marathi language | ||
| मेटु | metu | 37.7 |
| मेतु | metu | 19.67 |
| मेटू | metu | 18.03 |
| मेतू | metu | 11.48 |
| मॅटू | metu | 6.56 |
| मॅटु | metu | 3.28 |
| मेथु | methu | 1.64 |
| मॅतू | metu | 1.64 |
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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 Metu
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