Matefo Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Matefo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matefo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho191:106,97711,319
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Matefo (854) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matefod9220/
Mmatefo921/
Mateffo921/
Mateufo921/
Mathefod8643/
Maetefou8611/
Matifo8334/
Matafo8328/
Matefa836/
Metefo831/
Matofo831/
Mataffo7781/
Matiofo7710/
Maitofo776/
Matepfa771/
Mathofo771/
Mataifo771/
Mattafo771/
Mattefa771/
Matiffo771/
Mattaffo716/
Moutefou714/
Masteafa711/
Matephod711/
Mathaffo711/
Matafa67479/
Motefa6789/
Metafo6761/
Motofo6746/
Matifa6735/
Matofa6727/
Mathephod6711/
Metefa678/

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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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