Matthw Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Liberia

Matthw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matthw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521

Matthw (103) may also be a first name.

Matthw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Matthw is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Matthw? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,812,366th most widely held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Matthw is mostly found in Africa, where 55 percent of Matthw live; 55 percent live in West Africa and 45 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 930,172nd most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 103 people.

The surname Matthw is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Delta, where 20 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 20 percent live and Lagos, where 20 percent live. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent live and India, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matthwe9222/
Maatthw923/
Mathw9129/
Mattw911/
Mathwe8376/
Mattwe8314/
Mattdw831/
Mathdw831/
Matw802/
Maithew7736/
Meathew7714/
Maythew777/
Mathhwe771/
Matwe73351/
Madhw733/
Maitwe6734/
Mhatwe672/
Mahatw672/
Mautwe671/
Mothwe671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Matthw
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