Maffei Surname

25,337th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,288 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Maffei Surname User-submission:

The surname Maffei represents the plural-patronymic form of the name Maffeo, which was the ancient Italian variant of the personal name Matteo. The given name Matteo (Matthew) is of Jewish origin and made popular by the evangelist Mattia.

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Maffei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy12,3431:4,955556
United States4,0291:89,96310,108
Brazil2,0551:104,1723,918
Argentina1,1751:36,3773,036
France6321:105,09915,535
England1751:318,38923,763
Switzerland1721:47,7506,433
Canada1251:294,76527,374
Australia1121:241,03322,440
Uruguay851:40,3744,617
Chile801:220,2066,842
Germany751:1,073,40672,288
Belgium601:191,61125,371
Spain311:1,508,13046,256
Venezuela271:1,118,67016,331
Austria231:370,23639,193
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
Wales71:442,07621,198
Paraguay71:1,033,8219,769
Panama61:652,04310,051
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
China21:683,660,78330,601
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Malta11:430,2723,380
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Dominica11:75,891912
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Maffeï (13) & Mafféi (1) are calculated separately.

Maffei (144) may also be a first name.

Maffei Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Maffei represents the plural-patronymic form of the name Maffeo, which was the ancient Italian variant of the personal name Matteo. The given name Matteo (Matthew) is of Jewish origin and made popular by the evangelist Mattia. It has the meaning of 'gift of God'. It derives from the Hebrew name Mattityahu, composed of the terms matath (gift) and yah, the abbreviation of yhwh (God). The Hebrew name Mattityahu was adapted in Greek as Matthaios and in Latin as Matthaeus. In ancient Italian has taken place the transition from double letter T to double letter F.

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Maffei Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Maffei Come From? nationality or country of origin

Maffei (Russian: Маффеи) is more commonly found in Italy than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Maffeï or Mafféi. Click here for other possible spellings of Maffei.

How Common Is The Last Name Maffei? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 25,337th most widely held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 342,331 people. The last name Maffei occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Maffei reside; 59 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 58 percent reside in Italic Europe. It is also the 769,375th most frequently held first name globally, held by 144 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Italy, where it is held by 12,343 people, or 1 in 4,955. In Italy Maffei is primarily found in: Tuscany, where 22 percent live, Campania, where 15 percent live and Apulia, where 14 percent live. Outside of Italy this last name exists in 50 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent live and Brazil, where 10 percent live.

Maffei Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Maffei has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Maffei surname rose 402,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Maffei Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Maffei last name are 1.23% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.46% being registered with the party.

The amount Maffei earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Italy they earn 4.85% more than the national average, earning €31,485 per year; in United States they earn 13.15% more than the national average, earning $48,824 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.08% more than the national average, earning $49,722 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maffeï9413/
Mafféi941/
Maffeis926,026/
Maaffei921/
Maffi915,946/
Maffe91749/
Mafei91584/
Mafffeis861/
Maffey83917/
Maffeu83495/
Maffet83303/
Matfei83277/
Maiffi83205/
Maffit83175/
Maffie83154/
Maffio83148/
Maffii83147/
Maffer83101/
Mafeis8388/
Maffee8355/
Maffai8341/
Maffea8331/
Moffei8315/
Maffes832/
Masfei832/
Maffed832/
Meffei832/
Maffez832/
Maffae831/
Maffui831/
Maaffi831/
Maffoe831/
Maffée831/
Mafeyi831/
Mauffe831/
Maifei831/
Maffis830/
Mafi8022,361/
Mafe802,484/
Maffeiová801/
Maffett771,218/
Maffitt77277/
Moffeit77127/
Mauffet7792/
Maffait7781/
Maffuid7717/
Mahffey7712/
Maffowe7711/
Mahaffe7710/
Maffiya776/
Majaffe775/
Mauffer772/
Moffeis772/
Matfeiy771/
Mauffey771/
Maeffie771/
Mafeich771/
Mehaffi771/
Mhaffey771/
Mafejio771/
Maffais771/
Maffehy771/
Maffeïs771/
Maffoue771/
Mafféis771/
Mayiffi771/
Moiaffi771/
Mafeihe771/
Moffeid771/
Mhaffiz771/
Mehaffe770/
Maffith770/
Maufeit770/
Maafi734,689/
Mafie734,542/
Maffa731,956/
Maifi731,955/
Mafue731,471/
Maufi731,353/
Meffe73756/
Moffi73594/
Mafai73566/
Mafoe73508/
Mahfi73454/
Mafiz73415/
Mafeu73397/
Mafui73210/
Mafer73134/
Maife73128/
Moffe73117/
Mafio73111/
Masfe7388/
Mhafi7378/
Masfi7376/
Maufe7372/
Mafid7367/
Mafij7362/
Mafed7362/
Mafee7355/
Mafit7352/
Maffè7347/
Meffi7343/
Mafes7332/
Mafih7327/
Mafis7325/
Mafea7323/
Mafoi7319/
Meafi7318/
Mafeh7317/
Maffy7313/
Mafet7312/
Maafe7310/
Mahfe7310/
Mafey739/
Mhafe739/
Mafii735/
Mafiy734/
Madfi734/
Maffé734/
Majfi734/
Maefe733/
Matfi733/
Maefi732/
Mofei732/
Mafep732/
Mayfe731/
Matfe731/
Mafhi731/
Mapfi731/
Meafe731/
Méffe731/
Mayfi731/
Maâfi731/
Maïfi731/
Madfe731/
Mafej731/
Mahaffey7111,749/
Mehaffey712,568/
Mehaffie71373/
Mahaffie71204/
Mahaffee71173/
Mauffait7153/
Maffouet718/
Maffagie717/
Majaffie716/
Mahaffer712/
Mahaffiy712/
Mayaffit712/
Mahaffui711/
Mayffett711/
Mehaffee711/
Mehaffui711/
Moffeitt711/
Mauffais711/
Mejaffie711/
Maffejee711/
Maffeett710/
Maaffett710/
Moffet671,995/
Moffit671,807/
Mashfi67813/
Mojafi67778/
Majafe67568/
Mouffe67382/
Mafiyo67365/
Majafi67196/
Mafish67185/
Mafuji67172/
Madfai67167/
Mafiya67153/
Maifet67141/
Moffie67133/
Mahufe67132/
Mafeja67124/
Mafesh67123/
Mayfet67120/
Moffis67112/
Maefai6787/
Majifi6782/
Madfes6780/
Mafowe6776/
Mafeez6770/
Mafeje6768/
Mafeya6760/
Mafayi6760/
Maffou6755/
Mafait6750/
Maifea6747/
Madfis6744/
Masfai6743/
Maufer6740/
Mayhoffer6739/
Maffat6738/
Mafaiz6737/
Mafija6733/
Mafiye6730/
Meffeu6728/
Matfey6723/
Mayufi6723/
Mayafi6722/
Mafaid6721/
Maufid6721/
Mafueh6721/
Mojafe6721/
Maffay6720/
Mhafiz6719/
Moffer6717/
Mafeed6716/
Mahafi6714/
Moffed6713/
Mafoue6713/
Mahafe6712/
Meuffe6712/
Mayifi6710/
Masfer6710/
Maaifi6710/
Matfes679/
Moffeu679/
Madfer679/
Maufij678/
Masfey678/
Mayfed677/
Meffie677/
Mafeyo677/
Mayfer675/
Matfis675/
Mafaje675/
Matfui674/
Maufit674/
Mafaji674/
Mayafe674/
Maffah674/
Mafaia674/
Maifed674/
Maufoe673/
Mafich673/
Mafett673/
Mehafi673/
Maafer673/
Maihoffer673/
Maifer673/
Moffey672/
Mafuye672/
Mahaffeey672/
Moffeh672/
Meafee672/
Mazfer672/
Moffes672/
Moiffi672/
Masfeh672/
Mafieh672/
Mafiji672/
Mafoia672/
Mafees672/
Mafoyi672/
Maphei672/
Maafeh672/
Mafidd672/
Moufei672/
Meheaffey671/
Mahaffeyt671/
Mahatffey671/
Mahffy671/
Mahfij671/
Maifez671/
Masfee671/
Masfet671/
Mayfee671/
Mayife671/
Mayofi671/
Maufet671/
Mafeut671/
Maffoj671/
Mafitt671/
Meifei671/
Mhasfe671/
Mouffi671/
Moffid671/
Moffiz671/
Maffoa671/
Mafiia671/
Matfer671/
Matfhi671/
Maufue671/
Mafaie671/
Mafais671/
Maafet671/
Maafit671/
Maafoe671/
Mafeud671/
Maffaz671/
Maffohoue671/
Maffoy671/
Maffìa671/
Mafhue671/
Mafiey671/
Maifes671/
Maifii671/
Maifio671/
Maifit671/
Maifui671/
Mahfai671/
Mayefe671/
Mayofe671/
Meffeh671/
Motffe671/
Meyffe671/
Moiffe671/
Moffez671/
Mmafet671/
Miyafe671/
Miyafi671/
Moffoi671/
Maufeh671/
Meafes671/
Maaffa671/
Mafaye671/
Mafioa671/
Majefe671/
Moyafe671/
Moyafi671/
Masfid671/
Matfai671/
Maifoe671/
Miffey670/
Moffee670/
Maufee670/
Maafee670/
Mayhaffer670/
Majfey670/
Mayfes670/
Meffey670/
Mehaffeey670/
Miffhe670/

Maffei Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maffei in the Russian language
Маффеиmaffei-

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