Matafe Surname
Approximately 75 people bear this surname
Matafe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 66 | 1:314,683 | 29,051 |
| Mauritania | 4 | 1:1,023,716 | 25,172 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Matafe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matafe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Matafe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻄﻒ, Marathi: माताफे) is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Matafe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Matafe is the 2,185,341st most numerous last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. The last name Matafe is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Matafe are found; 89 percent are found in Central Africa and 89 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 66 people, or 1 in 314,683. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: West Region, where 38 percent live, Centre Region, where 36 percent live and Littoral Region, where 23 percent live. Apart from Cameroon this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 5 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Matafe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Matafe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻄﻒ | mtf | - |
| Matafe in the Marathi language | ||
| माताफे | mataphe | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Matafe
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