Mattew Surname

50,688th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Mattew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mattew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria9,9131:17,8701,693
Papua New Guinea441:185,31225,733
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
England171:3,277,533109,658
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Liberia91:489,83723,279
India91:85,229,487684,495
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
France21:33,211,361423,184
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Mattew (22,719) may also be a first name.

Mattew Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mattew is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mattew? popularity and diffusion

It is the 50,688th most frequently used surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 720,256 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Mattew reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mattew is also the 34,331st most common first name throughout the world It is held by 22,719 people.

The surname Mattew is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 9,913 people, or 1 in 17,870. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Lagos, where 9 percent reside, Akwa Ibom, where 8 percent reside and Kano, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria it occurs in 41 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Mattew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mattew has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Mattew surname rose 583 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 425 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mattew Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (96%) in Nigeria.

Mattew earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.54% less than the national average, earning $37,736 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matthew9293,045/
Mathtew9221/
Matttew9216/
Mattiew9212/
Mattehw927/
Matteuw925/
Matew91299/
Mattthew8663/
Matthiew8624/
Mattehws869/
Matthewf864/
Mahttews864/
Matthhew863/
Matthtew862/
Maatthew862/
Mattheww862/
Mattheiw862/
Mattheew861/
Matthewe861/
Mahtthew861/
Maetthew861/
Hmatttew861/
Mattheaw860/
Mathew83433,523/
Matewe831,091/
Mahtew8336/
Matiew8316/
Mateew838/
Matehw836/
Mateuw836/
Mettew834/
Mastew833/
Mattev832/
Mattef832/
Mattiw832/
Mhatew831/
Mattthews807/
Mattheews807/
Matthewws807/
Matthew's807/
Mattehews805/
Maththews804/
Mastthews804/
Matthtews801/
Mathewe773,244/
Mathiew77413/
Metthew7759/
Mattefs7754/
Matheew7750/
Maithew7736/
Mattiev7730/
Matteib7730/
Mathhew7726/
Matheuw7719/
Mmathew7715/
Meathew7714/
Matewhe779/
Matheww779/
Maythew777/
Mahthew777/
Maathew777/
Matheaw777/
Mgathew775/
Mauthew774/
Matthev773/
Matteva773/
Hmathew772/
Matehws771/
Matthef771/
Mattiws771/
Matteav771/
Matteff771/
Mathewf771/
Mattaiw771/
Mhathew771/
Mhatews771/
Mautews770/
D'Matthews751/
Matev732,199/
Mateb7355/
Motew7336/
Matiw7319/
Matef7316/
Metew732/
Mmathews715/
Mattheif713/
Matheaws712/
Matthiws712/
Matthief711/
Mahthews711/
Maythews711/
Mathewws711/
Matthevs711/
Matthiev711/
Masthews710/
Methew673,754/
Mateev673,048/
Mateva672,449/
Matiev672,142/
Mathev67108/
Mateuf67104/
Mastev6799/
Matiwe6778/
Mateeb6752/
Mateff6748/
Matevs6730/
Mattib6721/
Motteb6721/
Mothew678/
Matife678/
Mettef678/
Mateef678/
Motewe676/
Mathiw675/
Mateph675/
Mattiv673/
Mateav672/
Mehtew671/
Matthaiwe671/
Maateb671/
Mootew671/
Matefe671/

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