Matheu Surname
Approximately 4,219 people bear this surname
Matheu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honduras | 1,257 | 1:7,014 | 555 |
| Guatemala | 599 | 1:26,849 | 1,787 |
| United States | 447 | 1:810,870 | 62,361 |
| Spain | 376 | 1:124,341 | 9,599 |
| Argentina | 317 | 1:134,837 | 11,405 |
| France | 298 | 1:222,895 | 34,564 |
| Cuba | 229 | 1:50,318 | 2,053 |
| Nigeria | 135 | 1:1,312,169 | 51,890 |
| Cameroon | 82 | 1:253,281 | 24,740 |
| Chile | 58 | 1:303,732 | 8,727 |
| Indonesia | 55 | 1:2,404,531 | 143,692 |
| Ecuador | 45 | 1:353,463 | 9,524 |
| Lesotho | 43 | 1:47,269 | 7,569 |
| El Salvador | 38 | 1:166,944 | 1,942 |
| Philippines | 36 | 1:2,812,173 | 137,318 |
| South Africa | 33 | 1:1,641,749 | 81,435 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Uruguay | 25 | 1:137,270 | 12,322 |
| Netherlands | 24 | 1:703,632 | 56,027 |
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| Brazil | 13 | 1:16,467,256 | 295,032 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Costa Rica | 6 | 1:796,678 | 5,462 |
| Colombia | 6 | 1:7,962,345 | 23,614 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Puerto Rico | 5 | 1:710,028 | 4,074 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
Matheu (796) may also be a first name.
Matheu Demographics
Average Matheu Salary in
United States
$48,977 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Matheu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matheu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Matheu (Hindi: मथेऊ, Marathi: मॅथ्यु, Oriya: ମାଥିଉ) has its highest incidence in Honduras. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matheu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 110,221st most commonly used last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,727,316 people. The surname Matheu occurs mostly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Matheu reside; 45 percent reside in Central America and 45 percent reside in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 290,153rd most commonly occurring given name in the world, held by 796 people.
The surname Matheu is most frequently used in Honduras, where it is borne by 1,257 people, or 1 in 7,014. In Honduras Matheu is mostly concentrated in: Ocotepeque Department, where 61 percent are found, Cortés Department, where 14 percent are found and Copán Department, where 9 percent are found. Barring Honduras this surname is found in 42 countries. It also occurs in Guatemala, where 14 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.
Matheu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Matheu has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Matheu last name grew 3,725 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Matheu Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Matheu surname are 7.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.67% being registered with the political party.
The amount Matheu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 32.16% less than the national average, earning R 161,220 per year; in Colombia they earn 35.25% more than the national average, earning $30,704,700 COP per year and in United States they earn 13.51% more than the national average, earning $48,977 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Matheu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Matheu in the Hindi language | ||
| मथेऊ | mathe'u | - |
| Matheu in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାଥିଉ | mathi'u | 75 |
| ମାଥଯ୍ୁ | mathayu | 25 |
| Matheu in the Marathi language | ||
| मॅथ्यु | methyu | 30.77 |
| मथु | mathu | 15.38 |
| मेथु | methu | 15.38 |
| मॅथ्यू | methyu | 7.69 |
| िमथयु | imathayu | 7.69 |
| मॉथ्यु | mothyu | 7.69 |
| माथेऊ | mathe'u | 7.69 |
| मैथू | maithu | 7.69 |
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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 Matheu
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