von Metzen Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
von Metzen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay | 22 | 1:155,989 | 13,535 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
von Metzen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name von Metzen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname von Metzen is borne by more people in Uruguay than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name von Metzen? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,730,171st most commonly used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of von Metzen live; 86 percent live in South America and 82 percent live in Hispanic Southern America.
von Metzen is most commonly held in Uruguay, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 155,989. In Uruguay von Metzen is most frequent in: Montevideo Department, where 50 percent are found and Paysandú Department, where 50 percent are found. Beside Uruguay this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 11 percent are found and Argentina, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| von Matzhan | 76 | 1 | / |
| van Mozen | 74 | 0 | / |
| Vanmitzen | 74 | 0 | / |
| van Muyzen | 70 | 1 | / |
| von Matthiessen | 64 | 12 | / |
| van Madhuizen | 61 | 1 | / |
| van Matthiessen | 56 | 1 | / |
| Vanmadsen | 53 | 1 | / |
| Phonmotson | 50 | 4 | / |
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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 von Metzen
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