Mathiews Surname

1,231,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Mathiews Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mathiews Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1731:2,095,138133,172
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

Mathiews Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mathiews occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mathiews? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,231,034th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 38,558,444 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Mathiews reside; 92 percent reside in North America and 92 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 173 people, or 1 in 2,095,138. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 50 percent live, Oklahoma, where 20 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent live and Malaysia, where 2 percent live.

Mathiews Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mathiews has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mathiews last name expanded 402 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mathiews Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Mathiews surname are 14.1% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.87% being registered with the political party.

Mathiews earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.94% more than the national average, earning $49,596 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
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