Maffia

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English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian Maffia.

Proper noun

Maffia (plural Maffias)

  1. A surname from Italian.
Statistics
  • 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.

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Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Maffia

  1. Dated form of Mafia.

German

Noun

Maffia f (genitive Maffia, plural Maffias)

  1. Formerly standard spelling of Mafia which was deprecated in 2011.

Declension

Declension of Maffia
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Maffia die Maffias
genitive einer der Maffia der Maffias
dative einer der Maffia den Maffias
accusative eine die Maffia die Maffias

Italian

Etymology

From a variant of the personal name Mattia.

Proper noun

Maffia m or f by sense

  1. a surname originating as a patronymic

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