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Names / Mathias

Is Mathias a first name or a last name?

Mathias is a given name (first name). It is mostly a given name in Germany, France, Norway and Sweden.

How to address someone called Mathias

  • Germany. Mathias is a given name. Hi Mathias on first-name terms; formally, Mr. or Ms. goes with the family name, not with Mathias.
  • France. Mathias is a given name. Hi Mathias on first-name terms; formally, Mr. or Ms. goes with the family name, not with Mathias.
  • Norway. Mathias is a given name. Hi Mathias on first-name terms; formally, Mr. or Ms. goes with the family name, not with Mathias.
  • Sweden. Mathias is a given name. Hi Mathias on first-name terms; formally, Mr. or Ms. goes with the family name, not with Mathias.

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Mathias by country

People recorded in Wikidata who carry Mathias as a family name or as a given name, by country of citizenship (1,199 in total).

CountryAs family nameAs given nameFamily name share
Germany12570%
France1814411%
Norway01440%
Sweden01190%
Luxembourg3714%
Austria1612%
Switzerland0590%
United States133428%
Belgium1353%
Uruguay0230%

Wikidata covers notable people, so counts show how the name is used, not how many people carry it.

Mathias in the United States

  • As a surname: about 8,851 people in the 2010 census, rank 4,014 among US surnames.
  • As a first name: 7,562 babies born between 1950 and 2017, 0% of them girls.

Mathias as a given name: men or women?

About 0% of people with Mathias as a given name in Wikidata are women, and 0% of US babies given the name. This describes the name, not any one person: a title is usually a safe guess, but the full name without a title is always polite.

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