Mate Forename
28,667th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 28,954 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia
Mate Forename Definition:
Mate is a given name of the Lozi tribe, meaning: blessed one. It is believed in Lozi tradition that old people have the power to bless by spitting on the one who wishes to be blessed. Saliva is called Mati in Lozi. (Pronounced Mateh).
Read More About This ForenameMate Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 100% | 8,365 | 1:504 | 125 |
| Zambia | - | 4,852 | 1:3,268 | 525 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 100% | 4,128 | 1:854 | 222 |
| Georgia | 100% | 2,249 | 1:1,662 | 302 |
| India | 59% | 1,473 | 1:824,764 | 57,256 |
| Ethiopia | 100% | 925 | 1:105,470 | 7,385 |
| Germany | 79% | 526 | 1:183,798 | 2,964 |
| Romania | 100% | 475 | 1:42,215 | 2,532 |
| Hungary | 96% | 412 | 1:23,766 | 430 |
| United States | 86% | 345 | 1:1,050,832 | 21,655 |
| Papua New Guinea | 56% | 325 | 1:25,084 | 2,487 |
| Mauritania | 99% | 278 | 1:14,731 | 1,166 |
| DR Congo | 71% | 260 | 1:283,952 | 11,442 |
| Abkhazia | 100% | 248 | 1:982 | 229 |
| Ivory Coast | 89% | 248 | 1:93,048 | 5,788 |
| Kenya | 67% | 236 | 1:196,217 | 8,047 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 233 | 1:132,243 | 12,172 |
| South Africa | 67% | 226 | 1:241,295 | 14,638 |
| Ghana | - | 225 | 1:119,939 | 4,817 |
| North Macedonia | 92% | 220 | 1:9,503 | 1,315 |
| Canada | 100% | 211 | 1:157,030 | 6,604 |
| Nepal | 67% | 211 | 1:135,011 | 6,675 |
| Serbia | 86% | 187 | 1:38,212 | 1,797 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 186 | 1:1,044,934 | 18,120 |
| New Zealand | - | 163 | 1:27,828 | 1,903 |
| Indonesia | - | 145 | 1:1,779,060 | 94,418 |
| Burkina Faso | 71% | 106 | 1:173,391 | 8,110 |
| Namibia | - | 88 | 1:27,320 | 2,221 |
| Egypt | 50% | 87 | 1:1,056,333 | 18,582 |
| England | 100% | 79 | 1:703,834 | 13,309 |
| Nigeria | 63% | 79 | 1:2,247,650 | 43,437 |
| Niger | 63% | 77 | 1:249,143 | 6,495 |
| Russia | 88% | 70 | 1:2,060,481 | 13,774 |
| Slovenia | 100% | 66 | 1:37,254 | 1,776 |
| Austria | 100% | 59 | 1:144,308 | 2,550 |
| Thailand | 100% | 53 | 1:1,321,996 | 43,364 |
| Zimbabwe | 58% | 53 | 1:291,015 | 15,696 |
| Philippines | 67% | 52 | 1:2,038,644 | 45,226 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 49 | 1:167,622 | 4,226 |
| Sweden | 100% | 42 | 1:234,712 | 7,753 |
| Uganda | 79% | 42 | 1:975,165 | 17,131 |
| Australia | - | 37 | 1:369,125 | 6,777 |
| Israel | 95% | 37 | 1:227,106 | 6,594 |
| Spain | 100% | 34 | 1:1,368,528 | 9,899 |
| French Polynesia | - | 32 | 1:8,684 | 1,174 |
| Senegal | 70% | 31 | 1:470,366 | 6,283 |
| France | 100% | 30 | 1:2,215,678 | 12,524 |
| Belgium | 100% | 28 | 1:410,359 | 7,204 |
| Botswana | - | 26 | 1:84,017 | 7,219 |
| Cameroon | 72% | 26 | 1:831,173 | 23,165 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 21 | 1:26,859 | 1,421 |
| Benin | 100% | 18 | 1:587,547 | 18,316 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 18 | 1:939,005 | 16,684 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 18 | 1:1,677,883 | 31,093 |
| Ukraine | 73% | 17 | 1:2,676,465 | 6,045 |
| Azerbaijan | 92% | 16 | 1:602,684 | 11,321 |
| South Ossetia | 100% | 13 | 1:4,119 | 463 |
| Italy | 65% | 11 | 1:5,551,099 | 24,143 |
| Qatar | 100% | 10 | 1:236,960 | 22,379 |
| China | - | 9 | 1:151,783,976 | 66,907 |
| Malaysia | 92% | 9 | 1:3,383,327 | 86,111 |
| Poland | 98% | 9 | 1:4,225,235 | 4,388 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 9 | 1:64,551 | 3,816 |
| Brazil | 100% | 8 | 1:26,779,519 | 235,888 |
| Albania | 71% | 7 | 1:435,224 | 16,450 |
| Denmark | - | 7 | 1:807,071 | 10,426 |
| Liberia | 100% | 7 | 1:630,294 | 15,835 |
| Mexico | 100% | 7 | 1:17,734,918 | 43,346 |
| Taiwan | - | 7 | 1:3,395,669 | 64,613 |
| Jamaica | - | 6 | 1:480,538 | 12,525 |
| Norway | 71% | 6 | 1:855,388 | 12,625 |
| Argentina | 100% | 4 | 1:10,693,311 | 19,797 |
| Belarus | 100% | 4 | 1:2,370,596 | 9,928 |
| Bulgaria | 100% | 4 | 1:1,747,598 | 14,265 |
| Ecuador | - | 4 | 1:4,431,730 | 16,276 |
| Kosovo | - | 4 | 1:465,360 | 11,976 |
| Scotland | 100% | 4 | 1:1,337,592 | 11,885 |
| Tanzania | 50% | 4 | 1:13,197,080 | 50,227 |
| Ireland | 67% | 3 | 1:1,547,840 | 7,573 |
| Armenia | 100% | 3 | 1:972,918 | 8,284 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 3 | 1:5,915,615 | 32,741 |
| Lesotho | 50% | 3 | 1:679,999 | 29,822 |
| Montenegro | 100% | 3 | 1:211,525 | 3,416 |
| Paraguay | - | 3 | 1:2,412,268 | 9,978 |
| Wales | - | 3 | 1:1,031,436 | 10,092 |
| Iceland | - | 2 | 1:183,008 | 5,215 |
| Japan | - | 2 | 1:63,993,028 | 72,606 |
| Peru | 100% | 2 | 1:15,895,727 | 74,652 |
| Slovakia | 100% | 2 | 1:2,655,032 | 6,915 |
| American Samoa | - | 1 | 1:55,845 | 3,376 |
| Angola | 100% | 1 | 1:26,966,606 | 7,835 |
| Burundi | - | 1 | 1:9,906,559 | 2,558 |
| Cambodia | - | 1 | 1:16,273,330 | 74,610 |
| Chile | 100% | 1 | 1:17,607,208 | 48,996 |
| Colombia | 100% | 1 | 1:47,778,926 | 95,497 |
| Congo | 100% | 1 | 1:5,009,205 | 37,978 |
| Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| Czechia | 93% | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| East Timor | - | 1 | 1:1,218,375 | 811 |
| El Salvador | - | 1 | 1:6,341,786 | 16,428 |
| Fiji | - | 1 | 1:892,378 | 3,968 |
| Finland | - | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| Gabon | - | 1 | 1:1,883,336 | 4,538 |
| Greece | - | 1 | 1:10,934,548 | 22,228 |
| Haiti | - | 1 | 1:10,726,953 | 41,696 |
| Honduras | - | 1 | 1:8,817,467 | 33,018 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Mozambique | - | 1 | 1:27,243,357 | 5,091 |
| Oman | - | 1 | 1:4,108,667 | 12,526 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| Portugal | - | 1 | 1:10,410,866 | 12,786 |
| Singapore | - | 1 | 1:6,287,054 | 39,645 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Togo | - | 1 | 1:7,239,239 | 8,047 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 1 | 1:7,151,993 | 94,323 |
| Uruguay | - | 1 | 1:3,427,637 | 13,958 |
| Uzbekistan | 100% | 1 | 1:30,786,440 | 17,476 |
| Vanuatu | - | 1 | 1:261,792 | 1,604 |
The alternate forms: Maté (357), Matë (4), Máte (3), Matê (2), Máté (9,803) & Màtè (2) are calculated separately.
Mate (199,591) may also be a surname.
Mate Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Mate is a given name of the Lozi tribe, meaning: blessed one. It is believed in Lozi tradition that old people have the power to bless by spitting on the one who wishes to be blessed. Saliva is called Mati in Lozi. (Pronounced Mateh).
— The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama
An Anglo-Norman form of Matilda.
— Prænomina (1882) by Richard Stephen Charnock
User-submitted Reference
This name means 'gift of God' in Hebrew. It has several variants: Mate, Matea, Matej, and Mateja.
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Sample size: 104 (2014)
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Mate Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mate in the Russian language | ||
| Мате | mate | - |
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