Matthieu Surname

188,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,237 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Matthieu Surname User-submission:

Corsican form of the Italian first name, Matteo (Matthew in English), and ultimately derived from the Hebrew name Matisyahu, which means 'gift of Jah (Jehovah)'.

Matthieu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4301:842,92864,333
Chad3851:35,3044,109
France3501:189,77929,542
DR Congo2871:257,42024,363
Belgium2511:45,8037,437
Germany1011:797,08458,657
Canada931:396,18935,081
Haiti841:127,1895,775
Netherlands761:222,20029,701
Switzerland741:110,98511,556
Thailand281:2,522,798271,580
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
England81:6,964,757184,742
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Ivory Coast61:3,845,20548,272
Saint Lucia41:44,6952,207
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

Matthieu (160,201) may also be a first name.

Matthieu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Corsican form of the Italian first name, Matteo (Matthew in English), and ultimately derived from the Hebrew name Matisyahu, which means 'gift of Jah (Jehovah)'.

- miahman

Matthieu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Matthieu is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Matthieu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Matthieu is the 188,934th most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 3,257,732 people. The last name Matthieu occurs predominantly in Europe, where 39 percent of Matthieu are found; 38 percent are found in Western Europe and 21 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Matthieu is also the 6,572nd most frequent first name in the world, borne by 160,201 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 430 people, or 1 in 842,928. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 18 percent reside, Oregon, where 10 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 6 percent reside. Barring The United States it occurs in 41 countries. It also occurs in Chad, where 17 percent reside and France, where 16 percent reside.

Matthieu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Matthieu has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Matthieu surname expanded 935 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Matthieu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Matthieu last name are 16.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 69.57% registered with the party.

The amount Matthieu earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 8.61% more than the national average, earning $46,862 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.6% less than the national average, earning $43,922 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mathieu93131,049/
Mattieu9341/
Matthiu931/
Mattheou881,241/
Mathieus8863/
Matthius8837/
Mathieut8815/
Mattheau883/
Mathieau882/
Mathhieu882/
Mattheuu882/
Mathieiu882/
Mattheeu881/
Matthiuz881/
Mathiieu881/
Matthiou881/
Matthiue881/
Maathieu881/
Mathiu86618/
Matieu8653/
Mattiu866/
Mattheeus821/
Mattheius820/
Matteau801,766/
Mathius801,540/
Mattiuz80893/
Matheou80585/
Mathiou80401/
Matheau80141/
Mattius8060/
Matheiu8025/
Mathiuz8019/
Mattiyu8012/
Mothieu8010/
Mahtieu807/
Mathiue806/
Mathiyu804/
Maithiu803/
Matheyu803/
Mattiou803/
Mattehu803/
Methieu802/
Maitieu801/
Matheeu801/
Matthyu801/
Mattiue801/
Mathiuh801/
Mettieu801/
Mathieù801/
Matieuh801/
Mathueu801/
Matjieu801/
Matiu774,420/
Matheoud7563/
Matheous759/
Maithiyu757/
Mouthieu757/
Matehius755/
Matheeus754/
Maitthyu752/
Mattehus752/
Matiejus752/
Mathiuha752/
Matheyuj751/
Matejieu751/
Matteous751/
Mattihut751/
Matthyus751/
Mattiuzz751/
Matheius750/
Mateyu718,606/
Mathyu713,128/
Mateiu712,893/
Matius712,764/
Matjiu71856/
Matehu71366/
Mateau71224/
Matiyu71146/
Matiou7190/
Mateju7160/
Matoiu7130/
Matjeu7117/
Mateou7116/
Methiu7115/
Motieu7114/
Maitiu718/
Metieu718/
Matiuz717/
Maetiu717/
Mothiu714/
Mateeu713/
Matiju713/
Matheó713/
Mattyu713/
Matyhu713/
Matiuţ712/
Matiuț712/
Mauthiyus711/
Mettiu711/
Matiuu711/
Mateujieu711/
Mathiú711/
Matgeu711/
Mattju711/
Mathéu711/
Maitheous711/
Maithiyuj711/
Matiue711/
Maithyu671,267/
Mateoiu67637/
Matehau67144/
Mattjus67102/
Mattoju6766/
Mathyus6764/
Mattyus6761/
Matiuța6735/
Mathoju6716/
Metëhiu6716/
Moutieu6716/
Mattuju6715/
Matiyus6710/
Mateous678/
Mathéus675/
Methiyu674/
Mateius674/
Mattuyu673/
Mmathyu673/
Mathyuj673/
Mateeus673/
Matehuz673/
Maathyu672/
Maytiou672/
Mathyou672/
Matiyou672/
Mastiyu672/
Matejou672/
Matejuš672/
Metheyu671/
Matueeu671/
Mathyue671/
Maethyu671/
Mothiuj671/
Motthyu671/
Matiuss671/
Matheús671/
Mastius671/
Matijou671/
Maiteou671/
Mothyeu671/
Metjieu671/
Metehiu671/
Mmatius671/

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