Muffat Surname

271,501st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,435 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
France

Muffat Surname Definition:

For Moffat, q.v.

Muffat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7671:230,95513,515
France5761:115,31717,362
Austria311:274,69131,731
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Jamaica111:260,9046,695
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
England31:18,572,686338,250
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Muffat (86) may also be a first name.

Muffat Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Moffat, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Muffat Last Name Facts

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

The last name Muffat is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Muffat.

How Common Is The Last Name Muffat? popularity and diffusion

The last name Muffat is the 271,501st most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 5,078,429 people. The surname Muffat occurs mostly in Africa, where 54 percent of Muffat are found; 53 percent are found in West Africa and 53 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Muffat is also the 1,032,266th most frequently held forename throughout the world, borne by 86 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 767 people, or 1 in 230,955. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Akwa Ibom, where 72 percent reside, Cross River, where 10 percent reside and Bauchi, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in France, where 40 percent reside and Austria, where 2 percent reside.

Muffat Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Muffat has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Muffat last name increased 125 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Muffat Last Name Statistics demography

Muffat earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.92% more than the national average, earning $53,900 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muffatt9215/
Muffate924/
Mouffat922/
Mutffat921/
Mufat91152/
Muffa9135/
Mauffait8653/
Muffahat861/
Mujfat8347/
Mouffa8314/
Mufait8313/
Mufath838/
Muffau837/
Musfat836/
Moufat835/
Mufaat834/
Musffa832/
Muhfat831/
Muffah831/
Muwfat831/
Muffad831/
Mufast831/
Mufatt831/
Maufat830/
Mufa80286/
Muiffah7713/
Mushfat774/
Muffott771/
Maufait771/
Mufad73471/
Mufas73333/
Maufa73285/
Muffo73221/
Musfa73106/
Muufa7389/
Mufai7387/
Moufa7369/
Mufay7368/
Mufot7368/
Mutfa7346/
Mufau7328/
Mufah7324/
Mufaz7319/
Muifa7317/
Muhfa7312/
Muzfa7310/
Mudfa7310/
Mufaj735/
Mupfa731/
Mujfa731/
Muwfa731/
Mifat731/
Mmufa731/
Mauffais711/
Mouffaid711/
Maufay67281/
Muifha67187/
Mufote67136/
Mufayd67130/
Muifah6761/
Mutfaz6755/
Maufas6750/
Mahufa6744/
Mufaah6719/
Mouffo6719/
Mufadz6712/
Moufad678/
Mufaiz677/
Mufaid676/
Mufadh675/
Mushfa675/
Musfau675/
Mutfau674/
Muphat674/
Muffey672/
Mufaij672/
Mifath672/
Mufaad672/
Moufas672/
Meuffo672/
Mufhad671/
Moufaz671/
Muhfaz671/
Mifait671/
Moutfa671/
Mauffo671/
Mgoufa671/
Musvfa671/
Mupfai671/
Mufaahath671/
Musfha671/
Muddfa671/
Mufais671/

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