Metál Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Metál Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Metál Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary911:107,87110,330
Czechia121:886,12273,425
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Metal (3,520) & Métal (5) are calculated separately.

Metál Last Name Facts

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

The surname Metál has its highest incidence in Hungary. It can be rendered as: Metal or Métal. Click here for further potential spellings of Metál.

How Common Is The Last Name Metál? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,806,862nd most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 70,072,557 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Metál reside; 99 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 88 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe.

It is most frequently used in Hungary, where it is borne by 91 people, or 1 in 107,871. In Hungary Metál is most common in: Békés County, where 32 percent reside, Budapest, where 30 percent reside and Pest County, where 16 percent reside. Not including Hungary Metál is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 12 percent reside and Germany, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Metal933,520/
Métal875/
Metol8031/
Matál802/
Motál801/
Metálová7725/
Methal73770/
Mehtal73418/
Metaal73360/
Methol73312/
Meital73179/
Metoul73162/
Mettal7384/
Metail7382/
Meteil7378/
Metall7374/
Metole7341/
Mestal7329/
Metahl7326/
Metale7325/
Meytal737/
Meetal735/
Metalh734/
Metald733/
Mestol732/
Míttál731/
Mietal731/
Maetal731/
Mehtol731/
Meutal730/
Meteal730/
Mestoul67248/
Methole67234/
Metuole6769/
Methold6761/
Metalle6737/
Metteil6732/
Metoule6730/
Meathal6712/
Mechtal6711/
Metoile6710/
Meshtal6710/
Methoul679/
Metahle677/
Metteal676/
Mezthal674/
Mestaul673/
Methgal673/
Meytahl673/
Methail672/
Mettale672/
Metheil671/
Mestold671/
Mestail671/
Mehtaal671/
Mettoul671/
Meatall671/
Meettal671/
Mettail671/
Meythal671/
Mehtall671/
Methall670/
Meteall670/

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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 Metál
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