Metusalem Surname

1,222,957th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 191 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Metusalem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Metusalem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia1681:14,3422,640
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Metusalem (391) may also be a first name.

Metusalem Last Name Facts

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

Metusalem is more commonly found in Namibia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Metusalem? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,222,957th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 38,154,691 people. Metusalem occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Metusalem are found; 88 percent are found in Southern Africa and 88 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Metusalem is also the 437,834th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 391 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Namibia, where it is held by 168 people, or 1 in 14,342. In Namibia it is primarily concentrated in: Omusati Region, where 42 percent are found, Ohangwena Region, where 23 percent are found and Oshikoto Region, where 22 percent are found. Aside from Namibia this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent are found and Nigeria, where 3 percent are found.

Metusalem Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Metusalem last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Metusalem earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.68% more than the national average, earning $51,639 USD per year.

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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 Metusalem
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