Metzstein Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Metzstein Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Metzstein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland101:535,38220,332
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Metzstein Last Name Facts

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

The surname Metzstein is carried by more people in Scotland than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Metzstein? popularity and diffusion

Metzstein is the 4,908,606th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Metzstein are found; 88 percent are found in Northern Europe and 88 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently used in Scotland, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 535,382. In Scotland it is most common in: Glasgow City, where 100 percent live. Excluding Scotland Metzstein exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Metzistein951/
Matzstein8913/
Mothstein781/
Mateus Stein673/
Mecthen631/
Mechtene591/
Mechtaine561/
Michsteen560/
Meztan531/
Medstam501/
Mechtan501/

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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 Metzstein
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