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 occurs in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Matefo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matefo? popularity and diffusion
Matefo is the 3,602,217th most numerous family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Matefo live; 90 percent live in Southern Africa and 90 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 278,804th most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 854 people.
The surname Matefo is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 106,977. In Lesotho Matefo is mostly found in: Berea District, where 63 percent are found, Leribe District, where 26 percent are found and Butha-Buthe District, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Lesotho it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 27 percent are found and Benin, where 3 percent are found.
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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