Mátyás Surname

83,852nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,768 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Mátyás Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mátyás Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary5,0501:1,944217
Romania5321:37,7404,814
Slovakia1721:31,0265,497
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
England21:27,859,030389,889
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Matyás (30), Mátyas (5), Mátyáš (5), Matyas (6,455), Matyáš (1,222), Màtyàs (1), Matyaš (115) & Matyaş (45) are calculated separately.

Mátyás (11,076) may also be a first name.

Mátyás Last Name Facts

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

Mátyás (Hindi: मत्यास, Marathi: मतयास, Oriya: ମାତିଆସ) is most common in Hungary. It may also occur as: Matyás, Mátyas, Mátyáš, Matyas, Matyáš, Màtyàs, Matyaš or Matyaş. For other possible spellings of Mátyás click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mátyás? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mátyás is the 83,852nd most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,263,444 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Mátyás reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 88 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe. It is also the 57,204th most commonly used forename in the world, held by 11,076 people.

Mátyás is most numerous in Hungary, where it is borne by 5,050 people, or 1 in 1,944. In Hungary Mátyás is mostly concentrated in: Budapest, where 16 percent live, Pest County, where 11 percent live and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 10 percent live. Apart from Hungary this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 9 percent live and Slovakia, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matyás9430/
Mátyas945/
Mátyáš945/
Máttyás928/
Matyas896,455/
Matyáš891,222/
Màtyàs891/
Matyaš83115/
Matyaş8345/
Matyos671,792/
Matyásová6757/
Motyas678/
Mátyášová678/
Mátias672/
Mátyasová671/

Mátyás Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mátyás in the Hindi language
मत्यासmatyasa-
Mátyás in the Oriya language
ମାତିଆସmati'asa-
Mátyás in the Marathi language
मतयासmatayasa55.56
मतायासmatayasa22.22
इ्मत्यासimatyasa11.11
मत्यासmatyasa11.11

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mátyás
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