Métraux Surname

828,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 334 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Métraux Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Métraux Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland3321:24,7383,884
France21:33,211,361423,184

The alternate forms: Metraux (105) are calculated separately.

Métraux Last Name Facts

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

The surname Métraux is held by more people in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Metraux. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Métraux? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 828,895th most commonly occurring last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 21,819,000 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Métraux live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 90 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Métraux is most prevalent in Switzerland, where it is held by 332 people, or 1 in 24,738. In Switzerland Métraux is most frequent in: Canton of Vaud, where 82 percent are found, Republic and Canton of Geneva, where 7 percent are found and Canton of Basel-Landschaft, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Switzerland it exists in one country. It is also common in France, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Metraux95105/
Méttraux931/
Méraux923/
Méreaux8612/
Métreau8610/
Métra831/
Mettraux801,247/
Mathraux800/
Miraux77242/
Meraux7770/
Méreau7717/
Métras7717/
Métrat7710/
Méraud778/
Metrau773/
Métraz772/
Métrus771/
Mettreaux751/
Méra7316/
Méru732/
Metreau71537/
Mereaux71417/
Mirgaux71327/
Mitraud71131/
Mergaux7159/
Matreux7148/
Mettrau7121/
Metraud7121/
Mireaux7114/
Motreux7112/
Metraus7110/
Merzaux712/
Mestrau712/
Matraix711/
Mitreau711/
Madtrax711/
Mairaux711/
Maistraiux711/
Mistrau711/
Mithrau711/
Mérault711/
Méreaud711/
Mitra67288,362/
Metra672,437/
Mitru672,225/
Mirau671,157/
Mérai67241/
Maitreau67143/
Mérat67116/
Merau67102/
Moitroux6789/
Maytraud6788/
Maireaux6778/
Meytraud6757/
Mytru6747/
Mestraud6747/
Méray6743/
Metru6733/
Myrau6731/
Meireaux6725/
Moireaux6718/
Mytra6715/
Merreaux6712/
Mirax676/
Mérad674/
Merax673/
Méras673/
Mérou672/
Mētra672/
Mirreaux671/
Mérah671/
Maitraix671/
Maîtreau671/
Merzeaux671/
Metrault671/
Mérac671/
Méreu671/
Mérus671/
Mitreaud670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Métraux
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