Metusela Surname
Approximately 915 people bear this surname
Metusela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 765 | 1:69,205 | 7,295 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Papua New Guinea | 51 | 1:159,877 | 22,106 |
| Nigeria | 24 | 1:7,380,948 | 165,663 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Metusela (1,246) may also be a first name.
Metusela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Metusela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Metusela is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Metusela? popularity and diffusion
It is the 387,740th most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,964,531 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Metusela reside; 84 percent reside in East Africa and 84 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Metusela is also the 223,764th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 1,246 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 765 people, or 1 in 69,205. In Tanzania Metusela is primarily concentrated in: Geita Region, where 53 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 19 percent live and Kagera Region, where 12 percent live. Excluding Tanzania Metusela is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 7 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Methusela | 94 | 4,472 | / |
| Metuisela | 94 | 27 | / |
| Metushela | 94 | 5 | / |
| Metuselah | 94 | 3 | / |
| Metuselat | 94 | 1 | / |
| Mehtusela | 94 | 1 | / |
| Methuselah | 89 | 138 | / |
| Metuschela | 89 | 1 | / |
| Metusala | 88 | 595 | / |
| Metusola | 88 | 21 | / |
| Matusela | 88 | 9 | / |
| Metusila | 88 | 3 | / |
| Mitusela | 88 | 2 | / |
| Metucela | 88 | 1 | / |
| Metusele | 88 | 1 | / |
| Metuschelah | 84 | 1 | / |
| Methuseilah | 84 | 1 | / |
| Methushella | 84 | 1 | / |
| Methusala | 82 | 67 | / |
| Mathusela | 82 | 29 | / |
| Methusele | 82 | 14 | / |
| Metusalah | 82 | 4 | / |
| Matushela | 82 | 3 | / |
| Metushala | 82 | 3 | / |
| Metousala | 82 | 1 | / |
| Methuzela | 82 | 1 | / |
| Methosela | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mietusala | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mittusela | 82 | 1 | / |
| Methusalah | 78 | 4 | / |
| Methushala | 78 | 3 | / |
| Methusaila | 78 | 1 | / |
| Metoussala | 78 | 1 | / |
| Methuseler | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mothushela | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mothuselah | 78 | 1 | / |
| Metusalaha | 78 | 1 | / |
| Matusala | 75 | 2,656 | / |
| Mitusala | 75 | 107 | / |
| Matusila | 75 | 75 | / |
| Metusalo | 75 | 5 | / |
| Mitisela | 75 | 2 | / |
| Metuzala | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matusola | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matisela | 75 | 1 | / |
| Methusallah | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mettisheela | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mitusalah | 71 | 12 | / |
| Metusallo | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mettisila | 71 | 4 | / |
| Matussala | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mathisela | 71 | 2 | / |
| Matusalla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mathusala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mettisala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mittisela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matushala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mathushala | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mettishila | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mittishela | 67 | 3 | / |
| Maitusalla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Motoussola | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Metusela
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