Matifas Surname

973,426th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 266 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Matifas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Matifas Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2581:257,45239,723
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Matifas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Matifas is found in France more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Matifas click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matifas? popularity and diffusion

Matifas is the 973,426th most frequently used family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 27,396,789 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of Matifas live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 97 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Matifas is most frequently used in France, where it is carried by 258 people, or 1 in 257,452. In France Matifas is most numerous in: Hauts-de-France, where 75 percent live, Île-de-France, where 8 percent live and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 4 percent live. Barring France this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent live and Belgium, where 0 percent live.

Matifas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Matifas has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Matifas last name fell 12 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matiffas931/
Matifa9235/
Mataifa86146/
Matifat86100/
Mastifa867/
Maitifa865/
Matifo7734/
Matefa776/
Motifa773/
Mostifa7115/
Matiofo7110/
Motifah715/
Matiffo711/
Mattefa711/
Mataifo711/
Matepfa711/
Mastefai671/
Masteafa671/
Mostifai671/
Motefase671/
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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 Matifas
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