Maftas Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Maftas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maftas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Maftas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maftas is found most frequently in Greece. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maftas? popularity and diffusion

Maftas is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Maftas occurs predominantly in Africa, where 33 percent of Maftas reside; 33 percent reside in Southern Africa and 33 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Maftas is most commonly used in Greece, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 11,079,790. In Greece Maftas is mostly concentrated in: Attica, where 100 percent are found. Not including Greece Maftas occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 33 percent are found and South Africa, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maeftas921/
Mafta9188/
Maftah833,655/
Maftaa83200/
Maftea8360/
Maftau833/
Maftha831/
Maftai831/
Maafta831/
Maftat831/
Mahfta830/
Maftaha771,019/
Moftash779/
Maftajh771/
Mofta7311/
Mabta734/
Mawta734/
Mavta731/
Mahaftha711/
Moftah6754,962/
Maftei6712,618/
Mawtah67427/
Maftey67161/
Moufta6716/
Moftau6713/
Mawtad673/
Mafhto672/
Mafthooha672/
Moftat672/
Moftaz671/
Mawtay671/
Moffta671/
Maftoh671/
Mawtau671/
Mawtha671/
Masfto671/
Mabtha671/
Moftaa671/

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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
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  • 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 Maftas
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