Metye Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Metye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
Metye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Metye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Metye is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Metye? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,063,924th most commonly occurring surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 70 percent of Metye reside; 70 percent reside in South Asia and 70 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.
The last name is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 109,580,769. In India Metye is primarily found in: West Bengal, where 100 percent reside. Aside from India this surname is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 30 percent reside.
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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 Metye
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