Matthaei Surname

354,583rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,026 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Matthaei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matthaei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5551:145,05517,493
United States2901:1,249,85888,263
France641:1,037,855114,367
Netherlands261:649,50753,972
Switzerland211:391,09129,271
Austria141:608,24554,975
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Namibia51:481,88011,140
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
England51:11,143,612252,590
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Matthaei Last Name Facts

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

The last name Matthaei occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Matthaei? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 354,583rd most commonly used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 7,102,871 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Matthaei are found; 66 percent are found in Western Europe and 60 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 555 people, or 1 in 145,055. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent live, Hamburg, where 13 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 12 percent live. Aside from Germany this last name occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent live and France, where 6 percent live.

Matthaei Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Matthaei has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Matthaei surname rose 4,833 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Matthaei Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Matthaei surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

Matthaei earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.41% more than the national average, earning $52,388 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matthaeis9424/
Mathaei9328/
Mattaei934/
Matthaey8837/
Matthaie882/
Mattheai881/
Mataei8623/
Matthäi801,114/
Matahei80500/
Mattheu80226/
Matthée8044/
Mathawe8018/
Mahtaei8015/
Mathaey809/
Matahae808/
Mathaie805/
Mathahi804/
Mattaae804/
Mathoei804/
Matheai803/
Mathaye803/
Matehei803/
Mattahe802/
Mathaee801/
Mattaey801/
Mattahi801/
Mattheé801/
Mottaei801/
Methaei801/
Mattawe801/
Mattaye801/
Mathaje801/
Matohei801/
Mattaie800/
Mattheijer7877/
Mathieyi754/
Maythawe753/
Mathaieu751/
Mathajhi751/
Mathayai751/
Mattejie751/
Matheuis751/
Mhathahi751/
Matheais751/
Mattahea751/
Matheieu751/
Mattaieu750/
Matheu714,219/
Motaei712,464/
Matteu71504/
Matahe71377/
Matawe71287/
Metaei71279/
Matohi71126/
Mataye71101/
Matehe7193/
Matahi7191/
Matohe7149/
Matyei7141/
Matteaggi7139/
Mattejiet7138/
Mattheuer7128/
Mataie7119/
Mata'i7116/
Mathée7114/
Mataae7112/
Mathäa7111/
Mataee719/
Matoai717/
Matuei714/
Mattäi713/
Matiei712/
Mattayais712/
Mateei712/
Mateui711/
Mattgajji711/
Mataui711/
Matajahai711/
Matehi711/
Mathäi711/
Mathèi711/
Masthaeed711/
Mataija67626/
Matouai6787/
Matohwe6786/
Mateaha6724/
Matthäy6723/
Meataye6718/
Mataioa6711/
Matauea6710/
Maatahi679/
Mathowe676/
Mattiee676/
Madtahi675/
Maitahi674/
Mataawe674/
Mateyie674/
Matehje674/
Mothahe674/
Matayae674/
Mathoua673/
Mathiey672/
Mahtaee672/
Mahtahi672/
Mahateu672/
Maitawe672/
Mathuie672/
Matheue672/
Madtahe672/
Mettahi672/
Matohey672/
Mahatee671/
Mahtaui671/
Mataheu671/
Matahwe671/
Mataieu671/
Matteaa671/
Maathaggii671/
Mhataye671/
Mathyee671/
Matajie671/
Maataui671/
Matauai671/
Matayij671/
Mateuai671/
Mathiej671/
Mataayi671/
Mataeyo671/
Matahoi671/
Matajeu671/
Matehey671/
Mateiaè671/
Matejie671/
Mastoei671/
Matteje671/
Mattiey671/
Maetahi671/
Maitaye671/
Mottahi671/
Mottawe671/
Mothawe671/
Mothoai671/
Moutaei671/
Mojtaei671/
Matteue671/
Mothaye671/
Mataehe671/
Matahey671/
Mateuis671/
Hmatahe671/

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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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  • 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 Matthaei
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