Muatafa Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Muatafa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Muatafa 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
Pakistan271:6,616,44038,275
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Muatafa (29) may also be a first name.

Muatafa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Muatafa is found in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muatafa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Muatafa is the 2,436,415th most frequently held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. The last name Muatafa is primarily found in Asia, where 76 percent of Muatafa reside; 48 percent reside in South Asia and 44 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Muatafa is also the 1,951,561st most common first name worldwide, held by 29 people.

The last name is most widespread in Pakistan, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 6,616,440. In Pakistan Muatafa is most numerous in: Sindh, where 67 percent reside, Punjab, where 30 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 4 percent reside. Besides Pakistan it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 24 percent reside and Nigeria, where 24 percent reside.

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
Muastafa9384/
Mmuatafa931/
Muatafah931/
Muatafha931/
Muatafaj931/
Muostafa80433/
Muatapha80349/
Muastapha7547/
Muostafah751/
Mwatofa711/
Mbatafe711/
Muataphi6712/
Mwatapha671/
Muostapha631/
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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 Muatafa
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