Máteffy Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Máteffy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Máteffy 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
Slovakia141:381,17550,143
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646

The alternate forms: Mátéffy (99), Mateffy (83) & Matéffy (4) are calculated separately.

Máteffy Last Name Facts

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

Máteffy is carried by more people in Slovakia than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Mátéffy, Mateffy or Matéffy. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Máteffy? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,908,606th most frequent family name on earth, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Máteffy reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

It is most commonly occurring in Slovakia, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 381,175. In Slovakia Máteffy is most frequent in: Nitra Region, where 79 percent reside, Banská Bystrica Region, where 14 percent reside and Bratislava Region, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Slovakia it exists in one country. It is also found in Czechia, where 13 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
Mátéffy9599/
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Mátefy921/
Matéffy904/
Máteffi861/
Matheffy804/
Matefy7730/
Mátéfy7721/
Mátefi775/
Mateffi7139/
Mátéffi713/
Mostefay674/
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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 Máteffy
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