Maffia
See also: maffia
English
editEtymology 1
editProper noun
editMaffia (plural Maffias)
- A surname from Italian.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Maffia is the 41359th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 526 individuals. Maffia is most common among White (92.97%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Maffia”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 488.
Etymology 2
editPronunciation
edit- Rhymes: -æfiə
Proper noun
editMaffia
German
editNoun
editMaffia f (genitive Maffia, plural Maffias)
- Formerly standard spelling of Mafia which was deprecated in 2011.
Declension
editItalian
editEtymology
editFrom a variant of the personal name Mattia.
Proper noun
editMaffia m or f by sense
- a surname originating as a patronymic
Further reading
edit- Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015-2024
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