Mataf Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Mataf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 8 | 1:511,858 | 18,608 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Mataf (42) may also be a first name.
Mataf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mataf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mataf (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻄﻒ, Hindi: मताफ, Marathi: मताफ) is borne by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mataf? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,772,636th most commonly held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname Mataf occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Mataf reside; 53 percent reside in West Africa and 47 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 1,566,439th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 42 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Mauritania, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 511,858. In Mauritania it is primarily found in: Assaba Region, where 88 percent reside and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 13 percent reside. Barring Mauritania Mataf exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 12 percent reside and Algeria, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mataf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mataf in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻄﻒ | mtf | - |
| Mataf in the Hindi language | ||
| मताफ | matapha | 80 |
| मातफ | matapha | 20 |
| Mataf in the Marathi language | ||
| मताफ | matapha | 66.67 |
| अमताफ | amatapha | 33.33 |
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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 Mataf
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