Matefa Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Malawi

Matefa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matefa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Matefa (20) may also be a first name.

Matefa Last Name Facts

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

Matefa is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Matefa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matefa are found; 50 percent are found in Southern Africa and 50 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Matefa is also the 2,446,817th most prevalent forename globally, held by 20 people.

The last name Matefa is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Matefa is most numerous in: Ogun, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 33 percent are found and Malawi, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mattefa921/
Matepfa921/
Maetefau867/
Masteafa861/
Mastefai861/
Matafa83479/
Matefi83323/
Motefa8389/
Matifa8335/
Matefo8330/
Matefy8330/
Matofa8327/
Metefa838/
Matefe831/
Mostefa776,939/
Mataafa77288/
Matifas77266/
Mataifa77146/
Matifat77100/
Mateffy7783/
Mateffi7739/
Mathafa7728/
Matefod7720/
Mattafa7718/
Matefeh7711/
Mahtofa777/
Mastifa777/
Mattefi775/
Maitifa775/
Mateufo771/
Mmatefo771/
Maitofa771/
Mastefi771/
Mateffo771/
Mathefi771/
Matepfe771/
Mattofa771/
Motesfa771/
Matepha771/
Mostefai717,263/
Mata'afa7144/
Mathefod7143/
Maetafea7112/
Maetefou7111/
Moustefa7110/
Mostefaï718/
Maittafa715/
Mostefay714/
Mostepfa714/
Matheffy714/
Mosteffa714/
Mathofay713/
Mostefat712/
Mosstefa712/
Mastepha711/
Mathafha711/
Maataafa711/
Maetofea711/
Maetafau711/
Matiffas711/
Matehfeh711/
Mostefha711/
Mostefah711/
Moutefai711/
Modtefai711/
Motafa67229/
Matifo6734/
Matafo6728/
Mahatheva6720/
Matyfi6718/
Metafa6716/
Motofa6711/
Matife678/
Motefi676/
Matéfi675/
Mátefi675/
Motifa673/
Mosteffai673/
Matifi672/
Moustefai672/
Metifa672/
Metefo671/
Mosteefai671/
Metofa671/
Matofo671/
Mátefy671/

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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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  • 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 Matefa
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