Mateu is used as a family name or surname in Spain. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Mateu
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Spain
Meaning: Christian name illustrated by the apostle and evangelist, which symbolized man in his relationship with God. The name comes from the Hebrew Mattai (mattay just himself mattithyahû = gift Yavhé) which gave the Greek Matthaios (& GT; Latin Matthaeus).

How popular is Mateu?

Mateu is common in Spain.

Mateu is ranked 26528 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Mateus plummeted by 13.63636 per cent to 171 since 2000 and slipped by 17254 spots and ranked at 104602. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Hispanic or Latino 69.59 67.17
White 28.07 31.31
Mateu is quite popular family name mostly used in Spain while Andorra is ahead in terms of density. Around 19207 people have been found who wears Mateu as their family name. Mateu is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
486,351 Russia10
846 Cuba5
8,411 Costa Rica4
23,165 Romania3
2,754 Namibia3
12,172 Ghana2
1,500,361 India2
82,478 South Africa2
23,344 Austria2
427 Somalia2
20,595 China2
91,024 Belgium1
38,830 Morocco1
24,771 Colombia1
8,500 Dominican Republic1
664 Equatorial Guinea1
36,678 Singapore1
8,828 Puerto Rico1
21,562 Portugal1
66,560 Philippines1
279,271 Australia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
95,259 Italy45
23,537 Switzerland45
62,494 Netherlands22
42,407 Sweden22
18,457 Scotland20
124,653 Canada20
14,048 Ireland16
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
3,075 Panama98
14,725 Peru85
78 Andorra79
Countries with hundreds of Mateu:
9,345 France967
7,877 Mexico654
2,540 Guatemala492
3,855 Venezuela477
1,106 El Salvador431
5,986 Zimbabwe326
77,562 United States310
38,477 Germany269
2,362 Paraguay227
47,291 Brazil223
2,669 Uruguay183
5,841 Chile171
36,041 England118
Countries with thousands of Mateu:
1,950 Argentina2,434
Countries with ten thousands of Mateu:
473 Spain11,426
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Comments

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Renda Clymer
Mateu is a Catalan name, represents the regional form of Mathieu, original biblical baptismal name, derived from the Hebrew Mattai, gift from God.

Mateu Namesakes

  • Carlos Mateus Ximenes, Soccer player
  • Kelvin Mateus de Oliveira, Soccer player
  • Dorin Mateuț, Soccer player
  • Ferran Mateu, Actor
  • Geri Mateus, Kristian Mateus' mother
  • José Mateus da Graça Leite Sampaio, Politician
  • Ileana Mateu Valdés, Chucho Valdés' ex-wife
  • Robert Mateusiak, Player
  • Kelvin Mateus de Oliveira, Soccer player
  • Robert Mateusiak, Player

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