Matheww Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Matheww Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matheww Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Matheww (16) may also be a first name.

Matheww Last Name Facts

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

The surname Matheww is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matheww? popularity and diffusion

The surname Matheww is the 6,360,413th most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Matheww reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Matheww is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 16 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria Matheww is primarily concentrated in: Kogi, where 67 percent reside and Lagos, where 33 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

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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 Matheww
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