Matefo Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Matefo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 19 | 1:106,977 | 11,319 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Matefo (854) may also be a first name.
Matefo Demographics
Average Matefo Salary in
South Africa
R 125,268
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Matefo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matefo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Matefo is found most in Lesotho. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Matefo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,602,217th most commonly held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name Matefo occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Matefo reside; 90 percent reside in Southern Africa and 90 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Matefo is also the 278,804th most prevalent forename globally It is held by 854 people.
Matefo is most common in Lesotho, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 106,977. In Lesotho Matefo is primarily found in: Berea District, where 63 percent live, Leribe District, where 26 percent live and Butha-Buthe District, where 5 percent live. Outside of Lesotho Matefo exists in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 27 percent live and Benin, where 3 percent live.
Matefo Last Name Statistics demography
Matefo earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 47.29% less than the national average, earning R 125,268 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matefod | 92 | 20 | / |
| Mmatefo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mateffo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mateufo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mathefod | 86 | 43 | / |
| Maetefou | 86 | 11 | / |
| Matifo | 83 | 34 | / |
| Matafo | 83 | 28 | / |
| Matefa | 83 | 6 | / |
| Metefo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Matofo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mataffo | 77 | 81 | / |
| Matiofo | 77 | 10 | / |
| Maitofo | 77 | 6 | / |
| Matepfa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mathofo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mataifo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mattafo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mattefa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Matiffo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mattaffo | 71 | 6 | / |
| Moutefou | 71 | 4 | / |
| Masteafa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matephod | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mathaffo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matafa | 67 | 479 | / |
| Motefa | 67 | 89 | / |
| Metafo | 67 | 61 | / |
| Motofo | 67 | 46 | / |
| Matifa | 67 | 35 | / |
| Matofa | 67 | 27 | / |
| Mathephod | 67 | 11 | / |
| Metefa | 67 | 8 | / |
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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 Matefo
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