Matefu Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Matefu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 22 | 1:2,406,437 | 48,353 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Matefu (38) may also be a first name.
Matefu Demographics
Average Matefu Salary in
South Africa
R 52,776
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Matefu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matefu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Matefu is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Matefu? popularity and diffusion
Matefu is the 3,141,416th most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matefu reside; 59 percent reside in East Africa and 59 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most widespread forename worldwide. It is borne by 38 people.
The last name Matefu is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 2,406,437. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 41 percent reside, Morogoro Region, where 41 percent reside and Kilimanjaro Region, where 18 percent reside. Barring Tanzania this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 18 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 10 percent reside.
Matefu Last Name Statistics demography
Matefu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 77.79% less than the national average, earning R 52,776 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maetefou | 86 | 11 | / |
| Maetefau | 86 | 7 | / |
| Matafu | 83 | 493 | / |
| Matofu | 83 | 24 | / |
| Matifu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Matafeu | 77 | 12 | / |
| Matyofu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mautofu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mathafu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mettefeu | 71 | 14 | / |
| Moutefou | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mataffeu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Maetafau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Motofu | 67 | 22 | / |
| Motafu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matafù | 67 | 1 | / |
| Metifeu | 62 | 41 | / |
| Metafeu | 62 | 22 | / |
| Motafuy | 62 | 8 | / |
| Motofuy | 62 | 4 | / |
| Moutafou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mothephu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Metafeuh | 57 | 1 | / |
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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 Matefu
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