All around the world, Metus (Metus 
, Метус 
) is a rare mostly masculine, but infrequently feminine given name. The first name Metus is characteristic of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare masculine name, Tanzania, where it is a very rare male name, and Philippines, where it is a very rare predominantly feminine, but very seldom masculine name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, and Philippines. Likewise, Metus is the last name as well as the forename.