Mateu Surname
Approximately 18,043 people bear this surname
Mateu Surname Definition:
Mateu is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: matthew.
Mateu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 11,663 | 1:4,009 | 498 |
| Argentina | 1,069 | 1:39,984 | 3,356 |
| France | 790 | 1:84,079 | 11,948 |
| Puerto Rico | 613 | 1:5,791 | 371 |
| Kenya | 545 | 1:84,734 | 7,755 |
| Zimbabwe | 409 | 1:37,746 | 5,854 |
| United States | 325 | 1:1,115,258 | 80,547 |
| Uruguay | 276 | 1:12,434 | 1,398 |
| Zambia | 245 | 1:64,694 | 5,750 |
| Guatemala | 227 | 1:70,849 | 2,572 |
| Cuba | 223 | 1:51,671 | 2,090 |
| Mexico | 154 | 1:806,014 | 11,701 |
| Cameroon | 146 | 1:142,254 | 15,835 |
| Brazil | 142 | 1:1,507,566 | 50,366 |
| South Africa | 129 | 1:419,982 | 36,405 |
| Venezuela | 126 | 1:239,715 | 6,057 |
| DR Congo | 109 | 1:677,794 | 49,381 |
| Paraguay | 98 | 1:73,844 | 1,894 |
| Chile | 92 | 1:191,483 | 6,147 |
| Andorra | 89 | 1:942 | 152 |
| Romania | 72 | 1:278,859 | 25,610 |
| Lesotho | 72 | 1:28,230 | 5,446 |
| Peru | 54 | 1:588,595 | 15,207 |
| Botswana | 50 | 1:43,739 | 8,388 |
| England | 39 | 1:1,428,668 | 62,556 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| El Salvador | 31 | 1:204,642 | 2,074 |
| Philippines | 23 | 1:4,401,662 | 162,661 |
| Panama | 21 | 1:186,298 | 5,509 |
| Namibia | 20 | 1:120,470 | 9,225 |
| Canada | 19 | 1:1,939,242 | 123,675 |
| Switzerland | 17 | 1:483,113 | 34,678 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Honduras | 12 | 1:734,704 | 4,016 |
| Israel | 11 | 1:777,967 | 50,646 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Mateu (3,240) may also be a first name.
Mateu Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Mateu is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: matthew.
Mateu Demographics
Average Male Mateu Height
171.38 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Mateu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mateu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mateu (Hindi: मातेू, Russian: Матеу) has its highest incidence in Spain. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mateu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 29,665th most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 403,899 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Mateu live; 65 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 65 percent live in Iberian Europe. Mateu is also the 125,910th most widespread given name at a global level, held by 3,240 people.
Mateu is most prevalent in Spain, where it is carried by 11,663 people, or 1 in 4,009. In Spain Mateu is primarily concentrated in: Catalonia, where 42 percent are found, Valencian Community, where 39 percent are found and Balearic Islands, where 13 percent are found. Besides Spain it exists in 63 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 6 percent are found and France, where 4 percent are found.
Mateu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Mateu has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mateu surname rose 16,250 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Mateu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Mateu last name are 43.65% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 96.88% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Mateu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 115.27% more than the national average, earning S/. 41,731 per year; in South Africa they earn 56.75% less than the national average, earning R 102,780 per year; in United States they earn 32.78% more than the national average, earning $57,295 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.73% more than the national average, earning $57,002 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mateu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mateu in the Hindi language | ||
| मातेू | mateu | 50 |
| मतेउ | mate'u | 50 |
| Mateu in the Russian language | ||
| Матеу | mateu | - |
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Mateu Reference & Research
Meates FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
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- 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 Mateu
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