Matteo Surname

66,212th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,530 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Matteo Surname Definition:

Matteo is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: matthew (Biblical).

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Matteo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,7751:130,61613,770
Italy2,4891:24,5714,351
Argentina7221:59,2015,039
France2841:233,88336,253
Uruguay2501:13,7271,552
Canada1391:265,07624,993
Chile1331:132,4554,687
Brazil1191:1,798,94458,246
Australia1041:259,57423,725
Panama821:47,7102,355
Venezuela821:368,3427,849
England531:1,051,28451,324
Switzerland431:190,99816,977
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Scotland331:162,2379,329
Israel261:329,14027,831
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Honduras41:2,204,1106,397
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
San Marino11:33,214932
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belize11:355,4743,977
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Mattéo (4) & Mattêo (1) are calculated separately.

Matteo (163,483) may also be a first name.

Matteo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Matteo is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: matthew (Biblical).

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

User-submitted Reference

Corsican form of the Italian first name, Matteo (Matthew in English), and ultimately derived from the Hebrew name Matisyahu, which means 'gift of Jah (Jehovah)'.

- miahman

Matteo Last Name Facts

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

Matteo (Russian: Маттео) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms: Mattéo or Mattêo. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Matteo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Matteo is the 66,212th most commonly held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 967,802 people. The surname Matteo is predominantly found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Matteo live; 39 percent live in North America and 37 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 6,444th most common given name globally It is held by 163,483 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 2,775 people, or 1 in 130,616. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 22 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 19 percent live and New Jersey, where 12 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 60 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 33 percent live and Argentina, where 10 percent live.

Matteo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Matteo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Matteo last name increased 69,375 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 3,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Matteo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Matteo are 5.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.78% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Matteo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 11.98% less than the national average, earning €26,431 per year; in Norway they earn 24.38% less than the national average, earning 261,720 kr per year; in Peru they earn 115.95% more than the national average, earning S/. 41,861 per year; in United States they earn 10.65% more than the national average, earning $47,746 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.01% more than the national average, earning $52,170 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mattéo944/
Mattêo941/
Matteos92111/
Matteao924/
Mattheo924/
Mateo91242,117/
Mattheou861,241/
Mattheos86148/
Matteott861/
Matteous861/
D'matteo861/
Mateos8368,583/
Matheo834,648/
Mattio832,808/
Mattea83858/
Mateoi8379/
Masteo8338/
Mateho8334/
Mateou8316/
Mahteo8314/
Metteo839/
Mateoz836/
Maiteo834/
Mateeo833/
Mateoa833/
Mateao831/
Mateod831/
Mateoo831/
Maeteo831/
Mateoh831/
Mateop831/
Meateo831/
Matieo831/
Motteo830/
Matheos773,085/
Matheou77585/
Mattioz7759/
Mattios7722/
Matthea7710/
Mateous778/
Mahateo775/
Mattijo775/
Mathieo772/
D'mateo772/
Matheod771/
Matteaa771/
Matheho771/
Matieho771/
Matthéo771/
Maiteho771/
Maiteou771/
Matthio770/
Mattioh770/
Matea732,818/
Matio731,098/
Matyo73339/
Moteo7384/
Matéo7346/
Meteo7339/
Matjo7317/
Mateó732/
Matthiae71296/
Matheoud7163/
Maetthio7116/
Matheous719/
Matthéos715/
Matthios713/
'Matieho712/
Mateouch711/
Mattehas711/
Matheods710/
Matthiot710/
Mattia6721,135/
Matiop676,423/
Mathea671,443/
Mastio671,073/
Motheo67943/
Matiea67709/
Mathio67452/
Matjoi67437/
Matios67362/
Mateaș67249/
Matjea67171/
Matiho67168/
Mosteo67118/
Mateha6785/
Matjoa6783/
Mattya6763/
Mateáš6742/
Mateea6727/
Mahtio6722/
Mahtea6720/
Matiot6720/
Matiat6719/
Matéos6717/
Matjeu6717/
Matjio6714/
Meteao6713/
Mouteo6711/
Moteos679/
Madtea678/
Mahtyo677/
Mottea677/
Matioh676/
Meteho676/
Maitea675/
Metheo675/
Maatea673/
Matheó673/
Mattía673/
Maitio672/
Matjos672/
Mottio672/
Matjat672/
Mautea672/
Matijo672/
Matjot672/
Mahtjo671/
Matyoo671/
Mhatea671/
Mhatyo671/
Motieo671/
Mettio671/
Mateós671/
Mateah671/
Mathéo671/
Maitheous671/
Moteho671/
Matyho671/
Moteou671/
Mautio671/
Matjoy670/

Matteo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Matteo in the Russian language
Маттеоmatteo-

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