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

The last name Mathias (Arabic: متياس, Bengali: ম্যাথুইজ, Hindi: मथियास, Marathi: मथायस, Oriya: ମାଥିଆସ) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Mathías, Mathiás or Mathiáš. For other potential spellings of Mathias click here.

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

This last name is the 2,027^th most common surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 26,947 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 77 percent of Mathias are found; 59 percent are found in East Africa and 58 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,406^th most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 424,660 people.

The last name Mathias is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 154,321 people, or 1 in 343. In Tanzania Mathias is mostly concentrated in: Mwanza Region, where 17 percent live, Geita Region, where 15 percent live and Simiyu Region, where 9 percent live. Besides Tanzania Mathias exists in 131 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 10 percent live and Nigeria, where 9 percent live.

Mathias Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Mathias has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mathias last name grew 497 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 455 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it decreased 5 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 292 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 127 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Mathias Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (87%) in Ireland, Christian (94%) in Kenya and Christian (98%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Mathias last name are 14.84% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.61% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Mathias earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 50.14% less than the national average, earning S/. 9,666 per year; in South Africa they earn 22.15% more than the national average, earning R 290,280 per year; in United States they earn 4.25% more than the national average, earning $44,981 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.82% more than the national average, earning $52,574 CAD per year.