Meter is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Meter
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Meter

How popular is Meter?

Meter is ranked 125103 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Meters plummeted by 1.30719 per cent to 453 since 2000 and slipped by 2710 spots and ranked at 46902. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 89.18 91.72
Hispanic or Latino 6.62 3.7
Black 2.21 1.96
Others 1.55 1.96
Meter is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in United States. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Croatia. Around 3179 people have been found who wears Meter as their family name. Meter is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
616,339 India10
4,742 China9
280,667 Canada5
11,392 Slovakia3
41,879 Turkey2
54,641 Sweden2
480 Micronesia1
20,172 Hungary1
25,721 Egypt1
16,228 Bulgaria1
13,606 Senegal1
165,773 Belarus1
17,768 Pakistan1
123,175 Tanzania1
10,190 Bahrain1
30,360 Thailand1
120,357 Argentina1
29,595 Iran1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
3,275 Nepal1
56,169 Mexico1
29,046 Japan1
24,176 Qatar1
38,841 Scotland1
36,678 Singapore1
153,416 Italy1
11,923 Slovenia1
7,895 South Korea1
8,859 Iraq1
28,746 Algeria1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
155,398 France49
83,908 England38
37,591 Belgium37
144,672 Ukraine24
85,784 Australia19
20,800 Serbia15
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
172,092 Russia56
Countries with hundreds of Meter:
40,700 United States682
9,735 South Africa657
17,127 Germany605
3,088 Croatia272
11,454 Netherlands248
41,741 Indonesia231
52,914 Brazil191
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Meter Namesakes

  • Ahmet Meter, Musical Artist
  • Tom Van Meter, Former Ohio State Senator
  • Harry von Meter, Film actor
  • Vicki Van Meter, Aviator
  • Harry von Meter, Film actor
  • Jen Van Meter, Writer
  • Jen Van Meter, Writer
  • Harry von Meter, Film actor
  • Harry von Meter, Film actor
  • Harry von Meter, Film actor

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