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 last name Matfield occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matfield? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,478,479th most frequent family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 50,961,860 people. Matfield is primarily found in The Americas, where 46 percent of Matfield reside; 45 percent reside in North America and 45 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 60 people, or 1 in 6,040,982. In The United States it is primarily found in: Missouri, where 30 percent reside, Alabama, where 18 percent reside and California, where 13 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 31 percent reside and England, where 20 percent reside.

Matfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Matfield has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Matfield surname rose 545 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 9 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Matfield Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Matfield surname are 35.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 81.82% registered with the political 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
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  • 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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