Matafeu Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Matafeu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Matafeu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matafeu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Matafeu is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matafeu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,587,209th most widely held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name Matafeu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matafeu live; 92 percent live in Central Africa and 92 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 1,888,097. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: West Region, where 91 percent are found and Centre Region, where 9 percent are found. Barring Cameroon this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 8 percent are found.
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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 Matafeu
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