Mata'afa Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Mata'afa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mata'afa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
American Samoa81:6,9701,431
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Samoa11:193,8081,089

Mata'afa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mata'afa Come From? nationality or country of origin

Mata'afa is more commonly found in New Zealand than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mata'afa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,944,094th most commonly used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. The surname Mata'afa occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 93 percent of Mata'afa are found; 55 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 39 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname Mata'afa is most commonly held in New Zealand, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 283,020. In New Zealand it is mostly concentrated in: Auckland Region, where 100 percent live. Other than New Zealand Mata'afa is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 34 percent live and American Samoa, where 18 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Maataafa881/
Matafa86479/
Mastafa801,732/
Mataifa80146/
Mathafa8028/
Matafad8021/
Mattafa8018/
Mataafe806/
Mataafi803/
Matasfa802/
Mostaafa75214/
Mastafai7575/
Maustafa7526/
Masthafa759/
Maittafa755/
Masstafa753/
Mashtafa752/
Most'afa751/
Mathafha751/
Maetafau751/
Mastaffa751/
Muitaafa751/
Maistafa751/
Mastahfa751/
Masteafa751/
Matafi71596/
Motafa71229/
Matafe7175/
Matafo7128/
Matofa7127/
Metafa7116/
Matefa716/
Moostaafa714/
Mastafaah711/
Mostafa671,096,096/
Mastafi67313/
Matapha67187/
Mastofa67117/
Mataffo6781/
Mahtafi6772/
Moutafa6748/
Matafer6715/
Muitafa6714/
Matafeu6712/
Matavah679/
Mahtofa677/
Mataffe675/
Mosstaafaa674/
Matafuj673/
Matoufa672/
Mathafe672/
Matafei671/
Matafod671/
Matepfa671/
Matafou671/
Mattafi671/
Moitafa671/
Mathafaith671/
Mataifo671/
Mattafo671/
Mattefa671/
Maitofa671/
Mootafa671/
Modtafa671/
Mattofa671/
Methafa671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mata'afa
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