Maffia Surname

137,794th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,250 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Maffia Surname User-submission:

This surname derives from the medieval name Maffia or Maffio, born as a variant of the more common Mattia or Matteo.

The Maffia surname is southern, of the area that includes Campania, Puglia and Cosenza, but an important stock is also found in the Como area.

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Maffia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy1,6431:37,2236,673
United States8011:452,50838,728
Argentina3971:107,6669,105
Brazil1621:1,321,44645,095
England1211:460,48030,233
France171:3,907,219231,005
Venezuela171:1,776,71022,419
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Ivory Coast81:2,883,90443,419
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England331:738,64834,140
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Maffía (4) are calculated separately.

Maffia (39) may also be a first name.

Maffia Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname derives from the medieval name Maffia or Maffio, born as a variant of the more common Mattia or Matteo.

The Maffia surname is southern, of the area that includes Campania, Puglia and Cosenza, but an important stock is also found in the Como area.

Maffi, very rare, would seem Tuscan.

Maffio could be Lombard, from Milan.

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Maffia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maffia occurs more in Italy more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Maffía. For other possible spellings of Maffia click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maffia? popularity and diffusion

It is the 137,794th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 2,242,322 people. The surname Maffia occurs mostly in Europe, where 56 percent of Maffia reside; 51 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 51 percent reside in Italic Europe. It is also the 1,637,361st most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 39 people.

Maffia is most frequently occurring in Italy, where it is held by 1,643 people, or 1 in 37,223. In Italy Maffia is most numerous in: Lombardy, where 37 percent live, Campania, where 34 percent live and Apulia, where 12 percent live. Apart from Italy Maffia exists in 25 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent live and Argentina, where 12 percent live.

Maffia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Maffia has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Maffia surname grew 80,100 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 367 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Maffia Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Maffia surname are 1.62% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.61% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Maffia earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 27.18% less than the national average, earning €21,867 per year; in South Africa they earn 37.75% less than the national average, earning R 147,924 per year; in United States they earn 14.18% more than the national average, earning $49,267 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.39% more than the national average, earning $53,356 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maffía944/
Maiffia921/
Mhaffia920/
Mafia913,384/
Mafiah83283/
Maifia83269/
Maffio83148/
Maefia8334/
Mafija8333/
Maffea8331/
Masfia8312/
Mahfia839/
Maufia837/
Mafias836/
Mafiha834/
Maafia833/
Mafhia831/
Mmafia831/
Mafiat831/
Mafioa831/
Moffia830/
Mahfiah7794/
Mashfia7719/
Mahafia7710/
Maaifia774/
Moffiat772/
Mafoyia771/
Maffios771/
Mafeiia771/
Maffiod771/
Mafihat771/
Maifiah771/
Mofia73842/
Mafio73111/
Mefia7380/
Mafea7323/
Mafya7316/
Méfia731/
Mahafiha716/
Maffiouo711/
Mashfiha711/
Moffiatt711/
Maffeo673,837/
Mafios67147/
Maifea6747/
Maphia6727/
Mafioz6721/
Mafiho6716/
Mofija6715/
Maviah6714/
Mofiah6712/
Mahfujiah6710/
Mofioa676/
Mafioe675/
Meifia675/
Mahvia674/
Matfya672/
Mofiat672/
Mafyah671/
Moufia671/
Mapfya671/
Mofiad671/
Moifia671/
Mafféo671/
Mafioh671/
Mafiot671/
Maifio671/
Mefiah671/
Mofias671/
Mafhya671/

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