Metzlar Surname

1,252,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Metzlar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Metzlar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1661:101,73016,487
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Metzlar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Metzlar occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Metzlar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Metzlar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,252,959th most commonly used surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 39,606,228 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Metzlar live; 91 percent live in Western Europe and 90 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Metzlar is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 166 people, or 1 in 101,730. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: Friesland, where 34 percent live, North Holland, where 22 percent live and Groningen, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account The Netherlands it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 3 percent live and South Africa, where 2 percent live.

Metzlar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Metzlar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Metzlar surname contracted 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Metzlar Last Name Statistics demography

Metzlar earn significantly more than the average income. In Canada they earn 28.67% more than the national average, earning $63,926 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Metzlaar932/
Mezlar9214/
Metzellar881/
Metzlor860/
Metclar860/
Metzleur805/
Metslaar801/
Mazlar774/
Mizlar771/
Metsellar751/
Meclair712/
Mechlar711/
Mazzliar671/
Mechlair671/
Meclor621/
Mazlor621/
Miclarz571/
Miclair571/
Mizzlor570/
Mayclair531/
Mitchlear500/

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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 Metzlar
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