Mattehew Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Liberia

Mattehew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mattehew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Mattehew (28) may also be a first name.

Mattehew Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mattehew is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mattehew? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Mattehew is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mattehew are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mattehew is also the 1,994,417th most numerous given name worldwide. It is borne by 28 people.

It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Abia, where 33 percent live, Lagos, where 33 percent live and Ondo, where 33 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Liberia, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matthiew8824/
Mathiew80413/
Matheuw8019/
Mattiew8012/
Matihew807/
Matteuw805/
Mattjew801/
Matjhew801/
Mathyew801/
Mattjews754/
Matiew7116/
Mateuw716/
Matjew712/
Mattiev6730/
Methiew6710/
Metheuw676/
Matijew675/
Mataeev672/
Matyews671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Mattehew
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