Mathieu Surname

4,301st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131,049 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Haiti

Mathieu Surname Definition:

(French) Descendant of Mathieu (gift of Jehovah).

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Mathieu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France52,7351:1,26057
Haiti22,5241:47458
Chad17,0421:798123
Canada9,8021:3,759498
Belgium7,8631:1,46271
United States7,0151:51,6696,226
Cameroon2,8871:7,194896
Ethiopia2,2541:43,2774,742
Germany1,6611:48,4686,342
Argentina1,1481:37,2333,118
Switzerland1,0551:7,7851,257
DR Congo5541:133,35714,248
Luxembourg5081:1,143108
Thailand4191:168,58827,108
Benin3951:26,1663,505
Dominican Republic3931:26,5471,634
Brazil2451:873,77331,471
Mauritius2381:5,4351,094
Costa Rica1751:27,315833
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Ivory Coast1631:141,5416,703
Colombia1611:296,7335,739
England1391:400,84927,632
Mexico1291:962,21912,860
Spain1251:374,01620,935
Chile1211:145,5915,036
New Caledonia941:2,939404
French Polynesia861:3,265709
Italy841:728,05660,909
Australia631:428,50333,982
Netherlands561:301,55735,980
Singapore511:107,9944,447
Uruguay471:73,0167,628
Panama401:97,8063,773
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Madagascar361:656,9402,016
Niger341:564,47114,312
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Seychelles291:3,186566
Rwanda251:454,5991,711
Saint Lucia241:7,449879
Sweden241:410,28229,154
Venezuela211:1,438,28919,453
Denmark161:352,79524,706
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Monaco151:2,471143
Senegal151:971,9563,098
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
Czechia131:817,95970,223
Norway131:395,56035,657
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
China101:136,732,1577,199
Lebanon101:563,70813,499
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Burundi91:1,089,428846
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Paraguay81:904,5939,127
Wales81:386,81619,671
Burkina Faso71:2,621,72917,588
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Trinidad and Tobago71:194,8549,403
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
India61:127,844,230863,365
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Ecuador51:3,181,16927,617
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Dominica11:75,891912
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2131:235,76819,777

The alternate forms: Mathieù (1) are calculated separately.

Mathieu (390,945) may also be a first name.

Mathieu Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) Descendant of Mathieu (gift of Jehovah).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

This surname probably has its origin in the Hebrew given name, Mattathiah. This name spread to Europe as Matthaeus, Mathieu, Mathows, Matthews, Mathew, Matthew, Matuš, Mathaus, Matouš, Matoušek, Matušek, Macieiczyk and more.

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Mathieu Last Name Facts

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

Mathieu is found most in France. It can be rendered as: Mathieù. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mathieu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mathieu is the 4,301st most prevalent family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 55,609 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 48 percent of Mathieu reside; 48 percent reside in Western Europe and 45 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 2,648th most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 390,945 people.

Mathieu is most commonly held in France, where it is held by 52,735 people, or 1 in 1,260. In France it is most numerous in: Grand Est, where 19 percent are found, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 16 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 13 percent are found. Outside of France this surname occurs in 110 countries. It is also found in Haiti, where 17 percent are found and Chad, where 13 percent are found.

Mathieu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mathieu has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 3,293 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,738 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mathieu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Mathieu last name is predominantly Latin Catholic (83%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Mathieu are 13.68% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.91% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Mathieu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 274.72% more than the national average, earning 1,296,820 kr per year; in Peru they earn 66.91% less than the national average, earning S/. 6,415 per year; in South Africa they earn 942% more than the national average, earning R 2,476,180 per year; in Colombia they earn 11.21% less than the national average, earning $20,156,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.73% more than the national average, earning $46,053 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.69% less than the national average, earning $42,386 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mathieù951/
Matthieu932,237/
Mathieus9363/
Mathieut9315/
Mathieau932/
Mathhieu932/
Mathieiu932/
Mathiieu931/
Maathieu931/
Mathiu92618/
Matieu9253/
Mathius861,540/
Matheou86585/
Mathiou86401/
Matheau86141/
Mattieu8641/
Matheiu8625/
Mathiuz8619/
Mothieu8610/
Mahtieu867/
Mathiue866/
Mathiyu864/
Maithiu863/
Matheyu863/
Methieu862/
Maitieu861/
Matheeu861/
Mathiuh861/
Matieuh861/
Mathueu861/
Matthiu861/
Matjieu861/
Matiu834,420/
Mattheou801,241/
Matheoud8063/
Matthius8037/
Matheous809/
Maithiyu807/
Mouthieu807/
Matehius805/
Matheeus804/
Mattheau803/
Mattheuu802/
Matiejus802/
Mathiuha802/
Matheyuj801/
Mattheeu801/
Matthiuz801/
Matejieu801/
Matthiou801/
Matthiue801/
Matheius800/
Mateyu778,606/
Mathyu773,128/
Mateiu772,893/
Matius772,764/
Matjiu77856/
Matehu77366/
Mateau77224/
Matiyu77146/
Matiut77126/
Matiou7790/
Mateju7760/
Matoiu7730/
Matjeu7717/
Mateou7716/
Methiu7715/
Motieu7714/
Maitiu778/
Metieu778/
Matiuz777/
Maetiu777/
Mattiu776/
Mothiu774/
Mateeu773/
Matiju773/
Matheó773/
Matyhu773/
Matiuţ772/
Matiuț772/
Matiuu771/
Mathiú771/
Matgeu771/
Mathéu771/
Matiue771/
Mauthiyus751/
Mateujieu751/
Mattheeus751/
Maitheous751/
Maithiyuj751/
Mattheius750/
Matteau711,766/
Maithyu711,267/
Mattiuz71893/
Mateoiu71637/
Matehau71144/
Mathyus7164/
Mattius7160/
Matiuța7135/
Mathoju7116/
Metëhiu7116/
Moutieu7116/
Mattiyu7112/
Matiyus7110/
Mateous718/
Mathéus715/
Methiyu714/
Mateius714/
Mattiou713/
Mmathyu713/
Mathyuj713/
Mattehu713/
Mateeus713/
Matehuz713/
Maathyu712/
Maytiou712/
Mathyou712/
Matiyou712/
Mastiyu712/
Matejou712/
Matejuš712/
Metheyu711/
Matthyu711/
Mattiue711/
Matueeu711/
Mathyue711/
Maethyu711/
Mettieu711/
Mothiuj711/
Matiuss711/
Matheús711/
Mastius711/
Matijou711/
Matiutt711/
Maiteou711/
Mothyeu711/
Metjieu711/
Metehiu711/
Mmatius711/
Matyu67526/
Motiu67496/
Maithyuj67122/
Maithyus6790/
Metiu6786/
Metehoiu6732/
Maitthyu672/
Mateó672/
Mattehus672/
Mathuyus671/
Mathyush671/
Mateujeu671/
Matteous671/
Mattihut671/
Matjeius671/
Madteiyu671/
Maitagiu671/
Mothejus671/
Matthyus671/
Matju671/
Motiejus671/
Mattiuzz671/
Matyeush671/

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