Metwair Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Metwair Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Metwair Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq421:833,84911,429
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Metwair Last Name Facts

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

Metwair is found most in Iraq. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Metwair? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,979,664th most numerous surname globally, held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Metwair live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 98 percent live in Levant.

This surname is most widely held in Iraq, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 833,849. Not including Iraq this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Metwar927/
Metware8653/
Metwaer861/
Metward861/
Metwayer8044/
Mestwarp8018/
Medwar7765/
Matwar7713/
Motwar772/
Matwear71144/
Meadbir718/
Mattwar713/
Medware711/
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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 Metwair
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