Matfield Surname

1,478,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
South Africa

Matfield Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matfield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:6,040,982292,121
South Africa441:1,231,31169,478
England291:1,921,31276,208
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England321:761,73034,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Matfield Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Matfield Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Matfield occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matfield? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,478,479th most frequently held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 50,961,860 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 46 percent of Matfield reside; 45 percent reside in North America and 45 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 60 people, or 1 in 6,040,982. In The United States Matfield is most frequent in: Missouri, where 30 percent are found, Alabama, where 18 percent are found and California, where 13 percent are found. Barring The United States Matfield exists in 8 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 31 percent are found and England, where 20 percent are found.

Matfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Matfield has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Matfield last name rose 545 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 9 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Matfield Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Matfield are 35.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 81.82% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Matfield earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 31.02% less than the national average, earning R 163,932 per year and in United States they earn 26.3% less than the national average, earning $31,802 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mattfield94216/
Mathfield9411/
Mhatfield941/
Matfeld9317/
Mattfeld88579/
Madfield881/
Matfeldt880/
Motfield880/
Mattfeldt82399/
Matfelt8011/
Hmattfeldt781/
Mouthfield780/
Mittfeld759/
Medfield754/
Midfield754/
Mietfeld751/
Motfeldt751/
Motfelt670/
Midfeldt631/
Midfelt531/

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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 Matfield
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