Matofu Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Matofu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 22 | 1:701,738 | 50,656 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Matofu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matofu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Matofu is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matofu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,034,050th most frequently held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Matofu are found; 92 percent are found in Southern Africa and 92 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 701,738. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Mashonaland West Province, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Zimbabwe Matofu is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mautofu | 92 | 4 | / |
| Matafu | 83 | 493 | / |
| Matefu | 83 | 39 | / |
| Motofu | 83 | 22 | / |
| Matafeu | 77 | 12 | / |
| Motofuy | 77 | 4 | / |
| Matafuj | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mathafu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Matafou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maetefou | 71 | 11 | / |
| Maetefau | 71 | 7 | / |
| Mataffeu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mastafuj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maetafau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Motafu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matafù | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mostafu | 62 | 23 | / |
| Metafeu | 62 | 22 | / |
| Motafuy | 62 | 8 | / |
| Mettefeu | 57 | 14 | / |
| Moutefou | 57 | 4 | / |
| Mostafou | 57 | 4 | / |
| Mostafeu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Metafeuh | 57 | 1 | / |
| Moutafou | 57 | 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 Matofu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis