Mattews Surname

648,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 467 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Mattews Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mattews Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2631:1,378,17195,481
England351:1,591,94567,242
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Wales121:257,87814,969
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Jamaica111:260,9046,695
India91:85,229,487684,495
France81:8,302,840321,660
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Guyana21:381,11013,532
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England621:393,15123,809
Wales41:392,10412,338
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:881,03053,642

Mattews (208) may also be a first name.

Mattews Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mattews is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mattews? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 648,005th most common surname on earth, held by around 1 in 15,605,023 people. Mattews is predominantly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Mattews are found; 62 percent are found in North America and 61 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 627,410th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 208 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 263 people, or 1 in 1,378,171. In The United States Mattews is primarily concentrated in: California, where 12 percent reside, Texas, where 9 percent reside and Missouri, where 6 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname is found in 38 countries. It is also found in England, where 7 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Mattews Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mattews has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mattews surname expanded 461 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 44 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 50 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mattews Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Mattews last name is primarily Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States Mattews are 8.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.17% being registered with the political party.

The amount Mattews earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 88.84% less than the national average, earning R 26,532 per year; in United States they earn 14.42% less than the national average, earning $36,925 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.55% less than the national average, earning $46,928 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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