Where Does The Last Name Matthaws Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Matthaws occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Matthaws click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matthaws? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Matthaws is the 8,968,613^th most common last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Matthaws occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Matthaws live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Matthaws is also the 3,941,740^th most frequent forename at a global level, borne by 9 people.

The last name Matthaws is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. Apart from South Africa it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 25 percent live.

Matthaws Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Matthaws has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Matthaws last name declined 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.