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Surname Meter in modern Croatia
Meter families are Croats and they are mostly from Imotski area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Imotski area and in Split.
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Prevalence
About 340 people with faimily name Meter live in Croatia today, in 130 households. There were 230 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 50 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 18 cities and 23 other places, mostly in Donji Prolozac in Imotski area (75), Zagreb (50), Osijek (30), Split (30), and in Virovitica (30).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Meter (including: Methner , Metter , Mehter , Mether , Meteer , Metteer , Methier , Mheter and Medter ) is present in 58 countries worldwide. The family name "Meter " is used by some 1000 people in the United States , about 900 in South Africa , and some 800 people in Germany. "Mether " is used by some 90 people in Finland , about 80 in the United States , and some 80 people in Australia. "Metter " is used by some 600 people in the United States , about 400 in Germany , and some 100 people in South Africa.
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Characteristic first names
Mladen Meter,
Nikola Meter,
Mijo Meter,
Goran Meter,
Josip Meter,
Franjo Meter,
Marijan Meter,
Tajana Meter,
Miodrag Meter,
Jozo Meter,
Daira Meter,
Marina Meter,
Zdenka Meter,
Anđelko Meter,
Krunoslav Meter,
Ivija Meter,
Stjepan Meter,
Predrag Meter,
Tončica Meter
