Mathewis Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mathewis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mathewis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Mathewis (56) may also be a first name.

Mathewis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mathewis is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mathewis? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,979,664th most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name Mathewis is predominantly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Mathewis are found; 84 percent are found in Southern Africa and 84 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,321,957th most commonly used first name globally, held by 56 people.

This surname is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 1,547,934. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Northern Cape, where 46 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 26 percent are found and Western Cape, where 26 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa Mathewis occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Namibia, where 2 percent are found.

Mathewis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mathewis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Mathewis surname declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mathewis Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Mathewis earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 31.38% less than the national average, earning R 163,056 per year and in United States they earn 67.07% less than the national average, earning $14,208 USD per year.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Mathewis
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