Matiu Surname

105,871st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,420 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Romania

Matiu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matiu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,1931:55,4784,207
Romania6791:29,5703,784
Kenya1231:375,44621,575
New Zealand881:51,4588,272
Colombia811:589,8037,502
Malaysia631:468,16223,720
Papua New Guinea581:140,58119,337
Australia531:509,35338,491
Indonesia471:2,813,813160,835
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
India71:109,580,769786,157
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
England21:27,859,030389,889
Iceland11:380,09011,096
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182

Matiu (989) may also be a first name.

Matiu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Matiu (Hindi: मतीउ, Marathi: माितऊ, Oriya: ମାଟିଉ) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Matiu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matiu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 105,871st most widely held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,648,766 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Matiu live; 72 percent live in West Africa and 72 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Matiu is also the 256,075th most widely held first name on earth It is held by 989 people.

The surname Matiu is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3,193 people, or 1 in 55,478. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Borno, where 91 percent reside, Niger, where 2 percent reside and Katsina, where 1 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 15 percent reside and Kenya, where 3 percent reside.

Matiu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (72%) in Nigeria.

Matiu earn a lot less than the average income. In Colombia they earn 41.17% less than the national average, earning $13,355,000 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mateiu912,893/
Matius912,764/
Matjiu91856/
Mathiu91618/
Matiut91126/
Matiou9190/
Matieu9153/
Matoiu9130/
Maitiu918/
Matiuz917/
Maetiu917/
Mattiu916/
Matiuh914/
Matiju913/
Matiuţ912/
Matiuț912/
Matiuu911/
Matiue911/
Mathieu83131,049/
Mathius831,540/
Mattiuz83893/
Mathiou83401/
Mattius8360/
Mattieu8341/
Matiuța8335/
Matheiu8325/
Mathiuz8319/
Matiuch8317/
Mahtieu837/
Mathiue836/
Matiush835/
Mateius834/
Maithiu833/
Mattiou833/
Maytiou832/
Maitieu831/
Mattiue831/
Mathiuh831/
Matiuha831/
Matiuss831/
Mastius831/
Matieuh831/
Matijou831/
Matiutt831/
Matthiu831/
Mmatius831/
Matyu80526/
Motiu80496/
Metiu8086/
Matju801/
Matthieu772,237/
Matthius7737/
Matiusch777/
Matehius775/
Mathieau772/
Mathhieu772/
Mathieiu772/
Mathiuha772/
Matthiuz771/
Matthiou771/
Matthiue771/
Mattihut771/
Madteiyu771/
Maathieu771/
Maitagiu771/
Mattiuzz771/
Matheius770/
Mateyu738,606/
Mathyu733,128/
Matehu73366/
Mateau73224/
Motoiu7394/
Matjus7386/
Mateju7360/
Matuju7328/
Matjeu7317/
Mateou7316/
Maityu7316/
Methiu7315/
Motius7315/
Motieu7314/
Matoju7310/
Matyuš738/
Metieu738/
Matuyu736/
Motihu736/
Motiup735/
Matyuj734/
Muitiu734/
Motiua734/
Mothiu734/
Matyuz733/
Mateeu733/
Mattyu733/
Mătiuţ733/
Matyhu733/
Maatyu732/
Moutiu732/
Maitiú732/
Mettiu731/
Matyou731/
Matéus731/
Mathiú731/
Matgeu731/
Matyuș731/
Matěju731/
Mattju731/
Mathéu731/
Matoyu731/
Mătiuț731/
Mattheius710/
Matteau671,766/
Maithyu671,267/
Matheou67585/
Matehau67144/
Matheau67141/
Mattjus67102/
Meitoiu6776/
Mattoju6766/
Mathyus6764/
Mattyus6761/
Matějus6733/
Matyusz6718/
Mathoju6716/
Metëhiu6716/
Moutieu6716/
Mattuju6715/
Matujju6714/
Matyuch6710/
Mothieu6710/
Matyuha679/
Mateous678/
Matjuch676/
Mathéus675/
Matyucz674/
Matheyu673/
Mattuyu673/
Mmathyu673/
Mathyuj673/
Mattehu673/
Mateeus673/
Matehuz673/
Methieu672/
Maathyu672/
Mathyou672/
Matjuss672/
Matjuha672/
Matejou672/
Matejuš672/
Matheeu671/
Matthyu671/
Mathyue671/
Matooju671/
Maethyu671/
Mettieu671/
Mothiuj671/
Matayyu671/
Mathieù671/
Maiteou671/
Metihou671/
Metehiu671/

Matiu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Matiu in the Oriya language
ମାଟିଉmati'u-
Matiu in the Marathi language
माितऊmaita'u-
Matiu in the Hindi language
मतीउmati'u70.59
मतिउmati'u11.76
मतिुmatiu5.88
मतईmata'i5.88
मतीऊmati'u5.88

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Matiu
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