Metus Surname

699,651st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 421 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Estonia

Metus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Metus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy1241:493,19950,350
Russia1121:1,286,81392,220
Netherlands311:544,74849,659
Ukraine231:1,979,248140,199
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
France21:33,211,361423,184
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Metuš (3) are calculated separately.

Metus (298) may also be a first name.

Metus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Metus (Hindi: मेतूस, Oriya: େମଟୁସ, Russian: Метус) occurs more in Italy more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Metuš. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Metus? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 699,651st most frequently used surname globally, held by around 1 in 17,310,085 people. The surname Metus occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Metus live; 29 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 29 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 510,666th most commonly used forename at a global level It is held by 298 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Italy, where it is carried by 124 people, or 1 in 493,199. In Italy Metus is most prevalent in: Friuli-Venezia Giulia, where 80 percent live, Veneto, where 19 percent live and Lombardy, where 2 percent live. Apart from Italy this last name exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 27 percent live and The Netherlands, where 7 percent live.

Metus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Metus has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Metus surname declined 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Metus Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Orthodox (60%) in Russia.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Metuš933/
Mietus91686/
Metuse91314/
Metust91216/
Mettus91179/
Meitus91128/
Meteus9163/
Meytus9132/
Methus9132/
Moetus9119/
Metush9119/
Metous918/
Metuis913/
Metuss912/
Metuys911/
Metaus911/
Mestus910/
Metu898,164/
Methuse83266/
Metheus8315/
Meteush835/
Moettus833/
Metteus831/
Mettous831/
Maetaus831/
Mejtusz831/
Meteuse831/
Methuis831/
Meathus830/
Matus8047,793/
Mettu8013,412/
Methu804,277/
Mestu801,624/
Metou801,159/
Motus801,047/
Metui80678/
Mitus80458/
Mytus80435/
Metos80283/
Mhetu80246/
Metuh80177/
Meteu80129/
Mõtus80123/
Meetu8036/
Mmetu8027/
Mehtu8022/
Metuy8013/
Meatu808/
Mietu808/
Meutu806/
Mgetu806/
Metuj805/
Mötus804/
Meztu802/
Meytu801/
Meitu801/
Metau801/
Metuu801/
Metuz801/
Metusova77122/
Mietusch7769/
Meteusse773/
Meththus772/
Methuish770/
Methouse770/
Mateus73396,410/
Mattus731,231/
Mathus731,221/
Mõttus73708/
Matush73490/
Metohu73360/
Mottus73189/
Mettos73157/
Mataus73152/
Metaut73118/
Mettou73101/
Methos7378/
Methuj7360/
Matuis7359/
Metaux7356/
Motush7355/
Metout7346/
Mestou7335/
Mettau7335/
Meetup7334/
Möttus7334/
Myttus7327/
Maitus7326/
Matuss7323/
Motous7323/
Moitus7321/
Mothus7317/
Maytus7315/
Metosh7315/
Metthu7313/
Motusz7313/
Meythu7312/
Meethu7312/
Meiteu7312/
Methou7311/
Metheu739/
Methau737/
Mmethu737/
Mithus736/
Metouh735/
Meetou735/
Matuys735/
Hmetou734/
Möteus734/
Meettu733/
Mehtau733/
Metaud733/
Míttus733/
Mestut733/
Metoux733/
Meytou733/
Methuy732/
Miteus732/
Meathu732/
Maatus732/
Mittus732/
Mituse732/
Moteus732/
Meteuh732/
Methui732/
Mietau732/
Mistus731/
Mietos731/
Meteuz731/
Methuu731/
Metoss731/
Meuttu731/
Meithu731/
Meitou731/
Mesteu731/
Methut731/
Matuzs731/
M'Metu731/
Majtus731/
Mahtus731/
Meetuh731/
Metteu731/
Mmatus731/
Mitaus731/
Mehtou731/
Mesthu731/
Motuis731/
Meitui731/
Methuz731/
Meitos730/
Mettut730/
Metushova7140/
Mitu67125,863/
Matheus6735,589/
Mateush67434/
Matusch67356/
Matoush67259/
Matteus67251/
Mattous67174/
Midthus67128/
Matthus67116/
Mathaus67108/
Moystus6772/
Meththu6741/
Moistus6734/
Maithus6732/
H'Metou6731/
Mitusch6724/
Meetoos6722/
Methout6721/
Mateuss6719/
Mathuis6718/
Maituss6712/
Hmeitou6711/
Mettaud6711/
Mettout679/
Mathusz677/
Mestout675/
Maystus674/
Hmedtou674/
Mîtu674/
Mehetau673/
Mettoux673/
Motheus672/
Methoud671/
Motteus671/
Hmettou671/
Mathuss671/
Mmateus671/
Matausz671/
Mattuhs671/
Matousz671/
Maatous671/
Maitous671/
Maituse671/
Mechtou671/
Mittaus671/
Mittous671/
Metouth671/
Mestouh671/
Metouce671/
Mettouh671/
Mehtout671/
Mahtous671/
Mjtu671/
Mattuis670/
Mattaus670/
Mattuss670/
Mithuus670/

Metus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Metus in the Hindi language
मेतूसmetusa-
Metus in the Oriya language
େମଟୁସematusa-
Metus in the Russian language
Метусmetus-

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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 Metus
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