Matthias Surname
Approximately 13,250 people bear this surname
Matthias Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 4,444 | 1:18,116 | 2,372 |
| United States | 3,446 | 1:105,183 | 11,555 |
| Nigeria | 1,611 | 1:109,958 | 7,339 |
| England | 742 | 1:75,092 | 8,522 |
| Wales | 309 | 1:10,015 | 1,107 |
| Australia | 303 | 1:89,095 | 10,253 |
| Canada | 273 | 1:134,966 | 13,971 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 223 | 1:505 | 110 |
| Paraguay | 214 | 1:33,817 | 1,111 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Fiji | 126 | 1:7,098 | 1,425 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 120 | 1:826 | 142 |
| Guyana | 112 | 1:6,806 | 1,143 |
| Jamaica | 108 | 1:26,574 | 2,066 |
| British Virgin Islands | 92 | 1:343 | 71 |
| DR Congo | 82 | 1:900,970 | 60,382 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 77 | 1:1,433 | 233 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 60 | 1:22,733 | 2,550 |
| France | 57 | 1:1,165,311 | 123,217 |
| Switzerland | 56 | 1:146,659 | 14,074 |
| Malaysia | 50 | 1:589,884 | 28,692 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| South Africa | 37 | 1:1,464,262 | 76,407 |
| Israel | 35 | 1:244,504 | 22,492 |
| New Zealand | 34 | 1:133,186 | 15,994 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Zimbabwe | 28 | 1:551,366 | 43,741 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Scotland | 26 | 1:205,916 | 10,908 |
| Namibia | 25 | 1:96,376 | 8,697 |
| Austria | 25 | 1:340,617 | 36,996 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| Peru | 17 | 1:1,869,654 | 24,503 |
| Denmark | 17 | 1:332,042 | 23,714 |
| Netherlands | 17 | 1:993,363 | 65,241 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Argentina | 16 | 1:2,671,463 | 118,579 |
| Brazil | 14 | 1:15,291,024 | 280,658 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Barbados | 11 | 1:26,132 | 1,223 |
| Mexico | 11 | 1:11,284,200 | 41,789 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Poland | 10 | 1:3,800,875 | 132,137 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Greece | 9 | 1:1,231,088 | 85,267 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Grenada | 5 | 1:21,707 | 1,054 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Hungary | 3 | 1:3,272,092 | 62,568 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 185 | 1:8,478 | 525 |
| England | 171 | 1:142,546 | 12,796 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 692 | 1:72,570 | 7,783 |
Matthias (392,963) may also be a first name.
Matthias Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
V. Matthew.
(German, English) Descendant of Matthies or Matthias (gift of Jehovah).
The Christian name.
User-submitted Reference
It is a male surname, derived from the Hebrew (archaic) noun matán, which means 'gift' or 'a giving'. In the New Testament of the Bible, Matthan is the name of Jesus's great-grandfather (paternal), although here it is given in its Greek transliterated form Ματθαν.
- BalegMatthias Demographics
Average Matthias Salary in
United States
$45,352 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Matthias Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matthias Come From? nationality or country of origin
Matthias (Marathi: मथा) is found most in Germany. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Matthias? popularity and diffusion
Matthias is the 39,615th most frequently held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 550,003 people. The last name Matthias occurs predominantly in Europe, where 44 percent of Matthias are found; 35 percent are found in Western Europe and 34 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Matthias is also the 2,634th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 392,963 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 4,444 people, or 1 in 18,116. In Germany it is most frequent in: Lower Saxony, where 22 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent are found and Saxony-Anhalt, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Germany this surname exists in 80 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Nigeria, where 12 percent are found.
Matthias Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Matthias has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 498 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 434 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 167 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 650 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Matthias Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Matthias surname are 16.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.64% registered with the party.
The amount Matthias earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 39.4% more than the national average, earning S/. 27,022 per year; in South Africa they earn 95.26% more than the national average, earning R 464,016 per year; in United States they earn 5.11% more than the national average, earning $45,352 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.78% more than the national average, earning $50,566 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Matthias Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Matthias in the Marathi language | ||
| मथा | matha | - |
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