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 surname Métal occurs in Canada more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Metal or Metál. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Métal? popularity and diffusion

Métal is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Métal is predominantly found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Métal reside; 60 percent reside in North America and 60 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly occurring in Canada, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 18,422,796. Excluding Canada it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs 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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