Matefa Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Matefa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
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 carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Matefa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,593,402nd most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name is primarily 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. It is also the 2,446,817th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 20 people.
The last name Matefa is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Matefa is most frequent in: Ogun, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 33 percent reside and Malawi, where 17 percent reside.
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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 Matefa
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