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Last name Metayer (Metayer , Métayer , Метайе ) , all around the world, is quite a common surname. The cognomen Metayer is characteristic of Guadeloupe, where it is quite a common surname, France, where it is quite a rare surname, and Haiti. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in France, the United States, and Haiti. Much less frequently, Metayer is the forename as well as the last name.