All around the world, Metu (Metu 
) is quite a common epicene given name. The forename Metu is habitual in Oman, where it is quite a rare epicene name, Nigeria, and Ethiopia, where it is a rare mostly male, but uncommonly girly name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Nigeria, India, and Ethiopia. Likewise, Metu is the last name as well as the forename.