Metzlaff Surname

627,290th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 488 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Metzlaff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Metzlaff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3831:210,19723,856
Canada381:969,62173,252
Denmark371:152,56013,318
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
France81:8,302,840321,660
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Metzlaff Last Name Facts

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

Metzlaff is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Metzlaff? popularity and diffusion

The surname Metzlaff is the 627,290th most prevalent family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 14,933,496 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 91 percent of Metzlaff reside; 81 percent reside in Western Europe and 79 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 383 people, or 1 in 210,197. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Berlin, where 20 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent reside and Brandenburg, where 17 percent reside. Beside Germany it is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 8 percent reside and Denmark, where 8 percent reside.

Metzlaff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Metzlaff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Metzlaff surname fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Metzlaff Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Metzlaff earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 59.33% more than the national average, earning $68,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.02% more than the national average, earning $50,689 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Metzlaf932/
Mitzlaff88485/
Metzloff8897/
Metclaff883/
Metclaf8068/
Mezlauf801/
Metzlaw801/
Mitzloff754/
Mettslaf751/
Mezlaw712/
Maitzloff710/
Mazloff6731/
Metslav674/
Miclaff672/
Medclaf671/
Metclof670/
Metslova6314/
Motsloff630/
Mieczslaw591/
Meclaw571/
Mazlof571/
Miclaf571/
Mezlov571/
Metclavová561/
Metslov5315/
Michlaf537/
Motzlov532/
Madzlaw531/
Mechlab531/
Mazlouf531/
Mechlouf50451/
Mechlova502/

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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
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  • 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 Metzlaff
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