Mtafe Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Mtafe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtafe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Mtafe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mtafe is more commonly found in Morocco than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mtafe.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtafe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,213,395th most commonly used surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 79 percent of Mtafe reside; 64 percent reside in North Africa and 64 percent reside in Mahgreb.

The surname is most numerous in Morocco, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 3,830,678. Outside of Morocco this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 14 percent reside and Belgium, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtaf898/
Mtayafe831/
Mtafi80442/
Mtasf805/
Mtafa804/
Mtepfe7310/
Mtahaf739/
Mthafa737/
Mtyefe731/
Mtaffa731/
Mtofea731/
Mtaifa731/
Mtaffi731/
Mtav6722/
Mtab6714/
Mthaphe671/
Mtof671/
Mtaw671/

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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 Mtafe
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