Maftali Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Maftali Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maftali Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Maftali (21) may also be a first name.

Maftali Last Name Facts

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

Maftali is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maftali? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most widespread last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Maftali reside; 80 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Maftali is also the 2,368,944th most widespread given name internationally, held by 21 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania Maftali is primarily concentrated in: Ruvuma Region, where 100 percent live. Barring Tanzania this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Iran, where 20 percent live.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Maftali
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