de Matteis Surname

61,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

de Matteis Surname User-submission:

This is a Napolitan surname. Matteis comes from the Biblica Matthew, which means 'gift of God'.

de Matteis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy6,8051:8,9871,318
France4341:153,04823,764
Switzerland1781:46,1406,288
Argentina1571:272,25121,915
Belgium1111:103,57315,679
Brazil921:2,326,89571,923
Australia641:421,80833,593
United States621:5,846,112285,490
South Africa491:1,105,66765,349
Luxembourg421:13,8222,948
England311:1,797,35772,927
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
Venezuela291:1,041,52015,561
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Uruguay91:381,30622,825
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Haiti31:3,561,30220,668
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

The alternate forms: de Matteïs (2), de Mattéis (1) & de Mattéïs (1) are calculated separately.

de Matteis Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Napolitan surname. Matteis comes from the Biblica Matthew, which means 'gift of God'.

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de Matteis Last Name Facts

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

The last name de Matteis occurs in Italy more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: de Matteïs, de Mattéis or de Mattéïs. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name de Matteis? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 61,370th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 889,267 people. The last name de Matteis occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of de Matteis reside; 83 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 83 percent reside in Italic Europe.

de Matteis is most frequently used in Italy, where it is borne by 6,805 people, or 1 in 8,987. In Italy de Matteis is primarily found in: Apulia, where 62 percent live, Campania, where 11 percent live and Lazio, where 7 percent live. Barring Italy this surname occurs in 31 countries. It is also common in France, where 5 percent live and Switzerland, where 2 percent live.

de Matteis Last Name Statistics demography

The amount de Matteis earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 13.29% more than the national average, earning €34,020 per year; in South Africa they earn 141.06% more than the national average, earning R 572,856 per year; in United States they earn 105.96% more than the national average, earning $88,868 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.17% more than the national average, earning $67,155 CAD per year.

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