Matofali Surname
Approximately 4,185 people bear this surname
Matofali Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4,104 | 1:12,900 | 1,684 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Kenya | 11 | 1:4,198,173 | 41,178 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Matofali (48) may also be a first name.
Matofali Demographics
Matofali Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Matofali Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matofali Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Matofali is most common in Tanzania. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matofali? popularity and diffusion
The last name Matofali is the 111,012th most frequently held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,741,349 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matofali live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Matofali is also the 1,448,253rd most widespread forename in the world, borne by 48 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 4,104 people, or 1 in 12,900. In Tanzania Matofali is most common in: Rukwa Region, where 71 percent are found, Katavi Region, where 17 percent are found and Mara Region, where 3 percent are found. Besides Tanzania this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found and Kenya, where 0 percent are found.
Matofali Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Matofali last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matafali | 88 | 492 | / |
| Motofali | 88 | 5 | / |
| Mostofali | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mastafali | 82 | 1 | / |
| Matafaali | 82 | 1 | / |
| Matafale | 75 | 471 | / |
| Matafala | 75 | 10 | / |
| Matofele | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mostafali | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mostafaali | 67 | 4 | / |
| Motafale | 63 | 42 | / |
| Matafele | 63 | 14 | / |
| Mosthafaaali | 60 | 1 | / |
| Motofelea | 59 | 319 | / |
| Mathafola | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mostafaaly | 56 | 4 | / |
| Maithafola | 56 | 1 | / |
| Mostafaalee | 53 | 1 | / |
| Motafola | 50 | 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 Matofali
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