Matofi Surname
Approximately 126 people bear this surname
Matofi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 118 | 1:87,590 | 10,243 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
Matofi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matofi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Matofi is held by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matofi? popularity and diffusion
Matofi is the 1,604,449th most frequently held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 57,837,666 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Matofi live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is borne by 118 people, or 1 in 87,590. In Benin Matofi is mostly concentrated in: Atlantique Department, where 77 percent reside, Zou Department, where 21 percent reside and Littoral Department, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Benin this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 4 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matoffi | 92 | 164 | / |
| Matoufi | 92 | 55 | / |
| Matoofi | 92 | 55 | / |
| Matofyi | 92 | 45 | / |
| Matofij | 92 | 14 | / |
| Matofiy | 92 | 13 | / |
| Mastofi | 92 | 12 | / |
| Matofih | 92 | 7 | / |
| Matofii | 92 | 1 | / |
| Maatoufi | 86 | 46 | / |
| Maithofi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mattoffi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Matoffie | 86 | 1 | / |
| Matofiej | 86 | 1 | / |
| Matafi | 83 | 596 | / |
| Matefi | 83 | 323 | / |
| Matofa | 83 | 27 | / |
| Matofe | 83 | 12 | / |
| Matéfi | 83 | 5 | / |
| Motofi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Matofy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mashtoofi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mostofi | 77 | 4,322 | / |
| Mastafi | 77 | 313 | / |
| Mahtafi | 77 | 72 | / |
| Motofei | 77 | 61 | / |
| Mateffi | 77 | 39 | / |
| Mahtofa | 77 | 7 | / |
| Motofij | 77 | 6 | / |
| Mattefi | 77 | 5 | / |
| Mataafi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Matofey | 77 | 2 | / |
| Matoufa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mattofa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maitofa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mathefi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Matafei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mattafi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Motofiy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mostoufi | 71 | 193 | / |
| Mostowfi | 71 | 167 | / |
| Mastafai | 71 | 75 | / |
| Mathofer | 71 | 25 | / |
| Matafiej | 71 | 15 | / |
| Moustofi | 71 | 11 | / |
| Mostoffi | 71 | 10 | / |
| Mashtafi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mathofay | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mostosfi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Maatoufe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mehtoufi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maetofea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mostofei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mastoufy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matafa | 67 | 479 | / |
| Motafi | 67 | 442 | / |
| Mátéfi | 67 | 149 | / |
| Matafe | 67 | 75 | / |
| Metofe | 67 | 50 | / |
| Metafi | 67 | 44 | / |
| Mauthofer | 67 | 32 | / |
| Matefy | 67 | 30 | / |
| Motofa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Motefi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mátefi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Moutoufis | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mostousfi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Motofe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mosstoufi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moustoufi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Metefi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matefe | 67 | 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
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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 Matofi
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