Metropoulos

Metropoulos Meaning & Origin

About Metropoulos
The surname Metropoulos is of Greek origin and is derived from the Greek word "metropolis," meaning "mother city" or "capital." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify someone as the "son of a person from the capital city." The name Metropoulos is relatively common in Greece and among Greek diaspora communities around the world.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Metropoulos is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Metropoulos: 214
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 86,981
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.07

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Metropoulos based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Metropoulos is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
MTRPLS
🗽 NYSIIS
MNA
🔊 Soundex
M036010402
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
M EH2 T R AH0 P AA1 L AH0 S
🌐 IPA
/metropoulos*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('MTRPLS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
M361

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Metropoulos in Braille

Here's how to represent Metropoulos in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Metropoulos in braille

How to sign the name Metropoulos using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Metropoulos using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Metropoulos in sign language

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