Métal Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Togo

Métal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Métal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
France11:66,422,722504,397
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Metal (3,520) & Metál (104) are calculated separately.

Métal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Métal is borne by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Metal or Metál. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Métal? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Métal is predominantly found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Métal live; 60 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Métal is most prevalent in Canada, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 18,422,796. Not including Canada it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in France, where 20 percent live and Togo, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Metal933,520/
Métail911/
Metál87104/
Mital806,592/
Mytal809/
Mittal73121,226/
Mithal7311,276/
Mistal73980/
Methal73770/
Mehtal73418/
Metaal73360/
Moital73301/
Mitail73226/
Meital73179/
Mystal73144/
Mettal7384/
Metail7382/
Metall7374/
Mitale7364/
Maital7355/
Maytal7329/
Mestal7329/
Mitahl7327/
Metahl7326/
Metale7325/
Mihtal7324/
Mitaal7312/
Mitall7310/
Midtal738/
Meytal737/
Meetal735/
Metalh734/
Metald733/
Miśtal733/
Miteal732/
Mietal731/
Méteil731/
Mujtal731/
Moytal731/
Meteal730/
Meutal730/
Mishtal671,575/
Maitale67314/
Mitault67216/
Myshtal67180/
Mitthal67163/
Maithal6738/
Metalle6737/
Michtal6734/
Maythal6722/
Mithgal6714/
Meathal6712/
Mechtal6711/
Meshtal6710/
Mizstal6710/
Metahle677/
Mithail677/
Mittall677/
Maittal676/
Metteal676/
Mittale675/
Mezthal674/
Meytahl673/
Mittaal673/
Mestaul673/
Methgal673/
Methail672/
Mettale672/
Mitahul671/
Mysztal671/
Maitall671/
Maytale671/
Meatall671/
Meettal671/
Misdtal671/
Mistail671/
Mitahle671/
Mithaul671/
Mittalt671/
Mettail671/
Meythal671/
Mehtall671/
Mithall671/
Mitheal671/
Maitaal671/
Misstal671/
Mistaal671/
Mithhal671/
Mehtaal671/
Mestail671/
Mithaal671/
Miottal670/
Methall670/
Meteall670/
Mistall670/

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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 Métal
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