Matafu Surname
Approximately 493 people bear this surname
Matafu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 251 | 1:210,923 | 17,752 |
| DR Congo | 212 | 1:348,489 | 30,654 |
| Zambia | 9 | 1:1,761,102 | 32,119 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Matafù (1) are calculated separately.
Matafu (34) may also be a first name.
Matafu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matafu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Matafu is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Matafù. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matafu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Matafu is the 622,538th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 14,782,040 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Matafu reside; 51 percent reside in East Africa and 51 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most widely held given name world-wide. It is borne by 34 people.
It is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 251 people, or 1 in 210,923. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 55 percent reside, Kilimanjaro Region, where 35 percent reside and Arusha Region, where 4 percent reside. Beside Tanzania this surname is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 43 percent reside and Zambia, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matafù | 94 | 1 | / |
| Matafeu | 92 | 12 | / |
| Matafuj | 92 | 3 | / |
| Mathafu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Matafou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mataffeu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Maetaufu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Maetafau | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mastafuj | 86 | 1 | / |
| Matefu | 83 | 39 | / |
| Matofu | 83 | 24 | / |
| Motafu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mostafu | 77 | 23 | / |
| Metafeu | 77 | 22 | / |
| Motafuy | 77 | 8 | / |
| Mautofu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Maetefou | 71 | 11 | / |
| Maetefau | 71 | 7 | / |
| Mostafou | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mostafeu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Metafeuh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moutafou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Motofu | 67 | 22 | / |
| Motofuy | 62 | 4 | / |
| Mettefeu | 57 | 14 | / |
| Moutefou | 57 | 4 | / |
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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 Matafu
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