Matthies Surname
Approximately 12,202 people bear this surname
Matthies Surname Definition:
(German, English) Descendant of Matthies or Matthias (gift of Jehovah).
Matthies Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 8,591 | 1:9,371 | 1,174 |
| United States | 2,336 | 1:155,162 | 15,880 |
| Australia | 397 | 1:67,999 | 8,097 |
| Canada | 293 | 1:125,753 | 13,150 |
| Chile | 180 | 1:97,869 | 3,705 |
| Brazil | 138 | 1:1,551,263 | 51,554 |
| Denmark | 46 | 1:122,711 | 11,225 |
| France | 28 | 1:2,372,240 | 182,981 |
| Argentina | 22 | 1:1,942,882 | 97,983 |
| Switzerland | 16 | 1:513,307 | 36,405 |
| Venezuela | 16 | 1:1,887,755 | 23,347 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| Austria | 15 | 1:567,696 | 52,281 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Jamaica | 11 | 1:260,904 | 6,695 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Finland | 10 | 1:549,670 | 32,186 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 73 | 1:687,927 | 44,660 |
The alternate forms: Matthiés (2) are calculated separately.
Matthies (73) may also be a first name.
Matthies Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German, English) Descendant of Matthies or Matthias (gift of Jehovah).
Matthies Demographics
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Matthies Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matthies Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Matthies occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Matthiés. For other possible spellings of Matthies click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matthies? popularity and diffusion
The surname Matthies is the 42,677th most frequently held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 597,242 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 72 percent of Matthies live; 71 percent live in Western Europe and 71 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,134,117th most frequently used forename globally. It is borne by 73 people.
The surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 8,591 people, or 1 in 9,371. In Germany Matthies is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 34 percent are found, Saxony-Anhalt, where 10 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 9 percent are found. Not including Germany this surname is found in 40 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.
Matthies Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Matthies has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 3,200 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 240 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Matthies Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Matthies are 17.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.42% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Matthies earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 608.67% more than the national average, earning S/. 137,376 per year; in United States they earn 4.29% more than the national average, earning $45,002 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.46% less than the national average, earning $47,469 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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