Matafi Surname

539,451st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 596 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Matafi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matafi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe4131:37,3815,791
Tanzania1301:407,24328,711
Indonesia251:5,289,968246,176
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Matafi (19) may also be a first name.

Matafi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Matafi Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Matafi is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Matafi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Matafi is the 539,451st most prevalent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 12,227,426 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Matafi are found; 70 percent are found in Southern Africa and 70 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Matafi is also the 2,523,061st most frequent forename internationally, borne by 19 people.

This last name is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 413 people, or 1 in 37,381. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Mashonaland East Province, where 29 percent are found, Mashonaland West Province, where 20 percent are found and Harare Province, where 19 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 22 percent are found and Indonesia, where 4 percent are found.

Matafi Last Name Statistics demography

Matafi earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 16.48% less than the national average, earning R 198,480 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mastafi92313/
Mahtafi9272/
Mataafi923/
Mattafi921/
Matafei921/
Mastafai8675/
Matafiej8615/
Mashtafi865/
Matafa83479/
Motafi83442/
Matefi83323/
Matofi83126/
Matafe8375/
Metafi8344/
Matéfi835/
Mostafi772,972/
Moutafi77628/
Mataafa77288/
Mahtavi77232/
Matoffi77164/
Mataifa77146/
Matoufi7755/
Matoofi7755/
Mehtafi7749/
Matofyi7745/
Mateffi7739/
Mathafa7728/
Mattafa7718/
Matafer7715/
Matofij7714/
Matofiy7713/
Mastofi7712/
Matafeu7712/
Mojtafi778/
Matofih777/
Mataafe776/
Mataffe775/
Mattefi775/
Matafuj773/
Motazfi773/
Mathafe772/
Mathefi771/
Matofii771/
Mathafaith751/
Mostafiz718,056/
Moutafis711,569/
Moustafi71551/
Maatoufi7146/
Mata'afa7144/
Mostafai7137/
Mataiphi7121/
Mostafid7118/
Mastafez7118/
Mahatavi7118/
Maetafea7112/
Mastaphi719/
Mostafij718/
Mochtafi715/
Maittafa715/
Mataffeu712/
Mostawfi712/
Mostafit711/
Mathafha711/
Mostaufi711/
Mahtafer711/
Maataafa711/
Matofiej711/
Matoffie711/
Mattoffi711/
Mataffee711/
Mastafuj711/
Maithofi711/
Moustafid67757/
Motafa67229/
Metafe67155/
Mátéfi67149/
Mostachfi6735/
Matefy6730/
Matofa6727/
Mostashfi6719/
Matofe6712/
Mouhtafid679/
Motefi676/
Mahatavai675/
Mátefi675/
Moustahfi674/
Mostaffai671/
Moustafai671/
Matofy671/
Mattaffey671/
Mashtoofi671/
Motafe671/
Metefi671/
Motofi671/
Matefe671/

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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 Matafi
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