Mateo Surname

2,268th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 242,117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Dominican Republic
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Mateo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mateo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Dominican Republic52,0061:20136
Philippines44,0521:2,298156
Mexico38,2551:3,245447
Spain35,7131:1,309137
Guatemala26,3321:611109
United States10,4541:34,6724,320
Peru7,9911:3,977654
Honduras7,6151:1,158245
Argentina3,9561:10,8051,015
Ecuador2,5741:6,1791,019
Tanzania2,4151:21,9222,723
Cuba1,7501:6,584691
France1,6021:41,4625,205
Puerto Rico9171:3,871301
DR Congo8001:92,34910,481
Zambia7231:21,9222,388
Venezuela5511:54,8172,624
Brazil4951:432,47316,410
Canada3381:109,01111,697
Bolivia3291:32,2692,132
Chile2741:64,2942,694
Zimbabwe2161:71,47310,617
Uruguay2051:16,7401,882
Australia1731:156,04516,383
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Nicaragua1541:39,0981,274
England1501:371,45426,286
Guam1401:1,144168
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Colombia961:497,6477,028
El Salvador891:71,2801,439
Kenya891:518,87525,986
Germany771:1,045,52570,954
Portugal751:138,9106,177
Iran731:1,051,81547,741
Cameroon721:288,45927,220
Indonesia631:2,099,194130,130
Papua New Guinea631:129,42417,695
Taiwan611:384,3403,014
Italy601:1,019,27870,256
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Belgium581:198,21826,032
New Zealand471:96,34713,070
Panama461:85,0493,429
Paraguay461:157,3213,198
Switzerland451:182,50916,410
Costa Rica431:111,1641,807
New Caledonia421:6,5771,478
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Netherlands291:582,31651,332
Belize231:15,4551,591
Northern Mariana Islands221:2,481276
Russia211:6,863,003268,198
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Aruba181:5,749789
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Israel121:713,13647,700
Japan121:10,653,69145,407
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Norway111:467,48139,375
Solomon Islands101:58,00311,702
Fiji91:99,3771,883
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Tonga91:11,924307
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Turks and Caicos Islands81:4,291379
Hong Kong71:1,047,9264,985
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
United States Virgin Islands61:18,3962,503
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Curaçao41:39,312638
Equatorial Guinea41:283,918487
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Laos41:1,647,081888
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Albania31:971,35222,477
Andorra31:27,9461,499
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Macau31:200,543803
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Dominica21:37,946685
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

The alternate forms: Matéo (46) & Mateó (2) are calculated separately.

Mateo (191,950) may also be a first name.

Mateo Last Name Facts

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

Mateo (Arabic: ماتيو, Russian: Матео) is borne by more people in The Dominican Republic than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Matéo or Mateó. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mateo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,268th most widely held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 30,099 people. Mateo is predominantly found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Mateo reside; 23 percent reside in Caribbean and 23 percent reside in Hispano-Caribbean. Mateo is also the 5,453rd most widely held first name internationally, borne by 191,950 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The Dominican Republic, where it is held by 52,006 people, or 1 in 201. Excluding The Dominican Republic it occurs in 142 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 18 percent live and Mexico, where 16 percent live.

Mateo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mateo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Mateo surname expanded 45,452 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mateo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Mateo surname are 42.09% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.32% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Mateo earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 23.58% less than the national average, earning 264,469 kr per year; in Peru they earn 7.57% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,917 per year; in Colombia they earn 2.98% less than the national average, earning $22,026,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 18.51% less than the national average, earning $35,162 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.03% less than the national average, earning $46,190 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matéo9346/
Mateó932/
Mateos9168,583/
Matteo917,530/
Matheo914,648/
Mateoi9179/
Masteo9138/
Mateho9134/
Mateou9116/
Mahteo9114/
Mateoz916/
Maiteo914/
Mateeo913/
Mateoa913/
Mateao911/
Mateod911/
Mateoo911/
Maeteo911/
Mateoh911/
Mateop911/
Meateo911/
Matieo911/
Matheos833,085/
Matheou83585/
Matteos83111/
Mateous838/
Mahateo835/
Matteao834/
Mattheo834/
Mathieo832/
D'mateo832/
Matheod831/
Matheho831/
Matieho831/
Maiteho831/
Maiteou831/
Matea802,818/
Matio801,098/
Matyo80339/
Moteo8084/
Meteo8039/
Matjo8017/
Mattheou771,241/
Mattheos77148/
Matheoud7763/
Matheous779/
'Matieho772/
Mateouch771/
Matteott771/
Matteous771/
D'matteo771/
Matheods770/
Matiop736,423/
Mattio732,808/
Mathea731,443/
Mastio731,073/
Motheo73943/
Mattea73858/
Matiea73709/
Mathio73452/
Matjoi73437/
Matios73362/
Mateaș73249/
Matjea73171/
Matiho73168/
Mosteo73118/
Mateha7385/
Matjoa7383/
Mateáš7342/
Mateea7327/
Mahtio7322/
Mahtea7320/
Matiot7320/
Matéos7317/
Matjeu7317/
Matjio7314/
Meteao7313/
Mouteo7311/
Metteo739/
Moteos739/
Madtea738/
Mahtyo737/
Matioh736/
Meteho736/
Maitea735/
Metheo735/
Mattéo734/
Maatea733/
Matheó733/
Maitio732/
Matjos732/
Mautea732/
Matijo732/
Matjot732/
Mahtjo731/
Matyoo731/
Mhatea731/
Mhatyo731/
Motieo731/
Mattêo731/
Mateós731/
Mateah731/
Mathéo731/
Moteho731/
Matyho731/
Moteou731/
Mautio731/
Matjoy730/
Motteo730/
Maitheous711/
Mathiot673,126/
Mathios67617/
Maťo67224/
Mahatea67155/
Mouteho6787/
Mathyoo6769/
Mattioz6759/
Mataiyo6759/
Mahatio6748/
Mathiae6729/
Motheho6725/
Mateaha6724/
Mattios6722/
Mathiea6720/
Metehou6719/
Matoiya6715/
Matthea6710/
Mahatyo679/
Mataayo677/
Mateuya676/
Mathiho675/
Mattijo675/
Mateeas675/
Matojjo675/
Mathiop675/
Moutheo675/
'Matjoa674/
Matihos673/
Maityoo671/
Matejea671/
Mathyos671/
Matijgo671/
Matteaa671/
Mathioy671/
Mathiod671/
Matajio671/
Matthéo671/
Matijio671/
Matijou671/
Matiocz671/
Mathyot671/
Machtio671/
Mahtiot671/
Metejio671/
Matuiyo671/
Matijoa671/
Mouteoa671/
Matayea671/
Matthio670/
Mattioh670/

Mateo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mateo in the Russian language
Матеоmateo-
Mateo in the Arabic language
ماتيوmatyw-

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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
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  • 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 Mateo
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