Matafare Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Matafare Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 21 | 1:735,154 | 52,165 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Matafare Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matafare Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Matafare occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Matafare? popularity and diffusion
The surname Matafare is the 4,206,983rd most numerous family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matafare are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
Matafare is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 735,154. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 48 percent live, Mashonaland West Province, where 43 percent live and Harare Province, where 5 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe it exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matafar | 93 | 86 | / |
| Matafari | 88 | 337 | / |
| Mahtafar | 88 | 21 | / |
| Mastafar | 88 | 6 | / |
| Mathafar | 88 | 1 | / |
| Matafary | 88 | 1 | / |
| Matafara | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mahtafari | 82 | 67 | / |
| Motafares | 82 | 1 | / |
| Motafar | 80 | 40 | / |
| Matafor | 80 | 2 | / |
| Matofar | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mastashfar | 78 | 1 | / |
| Matafora | 75 | 119 | / |
| Motafari | 75 | 82 | / |
| Motaifar | 75 | 42 | / |
| Mostafar | 75 | 30 | / |
| Matofari | 75 | 29 | / |
| Matofore | 75 | 17 | / |
| Mothafar | 75 | 3 | / |
| Motazfar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mataphar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mahatavar | 71 | 48 | / |
| Mostafari | 71 | 34 | / |
| Mehtafari | 71 | 27 | / |
| Motaffere | 71 | 22 | / |
| Mashtoofar | 67 | 41 | / |
| Mahataivar | 67 | 3 | / |
| Matofor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahataphar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moistadfar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mostofar | 63 | 1 | / |
| Moteifar | 63 | 1 | / |
| Metaferi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Motafouri | 59 | 47 | / |
| Matoofour | 59 | 8 | / |
| Motafferi | 59 | 7 | / |
| Mostaphar | 59 | 1 | / |
| Moustaphar | 56 | 4 | / |
| Mahatoivar | 56 | 3 | / |
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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 Matafare
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