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Where Does The Last Name Mathe Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Mathe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺘﻬﺎ, Hindi: माठे, Marathi: माठे, Oriya: ମାେଥ) is found most in South Africa. It may also be found as a variant: Mathé, Mäthe, Máthe, Mathè, Mathê or Máthé. Click here for further possible spellings of Mathe.

How Common Is The Last Name Mathe? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Mathe is the 6,019^th most commonly held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 77,721 people. The surname Mathe is mostly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Mathe live; 83 percent live in Southern Africa and 56 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 98,179^th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 4,840 people.

The surname Mathe is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 35,410 people, or 1 in 1,530. In South Africa Mathe is mostly concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 31 percent reside, Gauteng, where 26 percent reside and North West, where 11 percent reside. Excluding South Africa this surname exists in 87 countries. It is also common in Mozambique, where 27 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 16 percent reside.

Mathe Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Mathe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Mathe surname grew 1,770 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 3,540 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mathe Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Mathe surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Mathe last name are 14.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.78% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Mathe earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 37.19% less than the national average, earning R 149,268 per year; in United States they earn 5.89% more than the national average, earning $45,690 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $47,497 CAD per year.