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Names / Matias

Is Matias a first name or a last name?

Matias is a given name (first name). It is mostly a given name in Argentina, Spain, Finland and Chile.

How to address someone called Matias

  • Argentina. Matias is a given name. Hi Matias on first-name terms; formally, Mr. or Ms. goes with the family name, not with Matias.
  • Spain. Matias is a given name. Hi Matias on first-name terms; formally, Mr. or Ms. goes with the family name, not with Matias.
  • Finland. Matias is a given name. Hi Matias on first-name terms; formally, Mr. or Ms. goes with the family name, not with Matias.
  • Chile. Matias is a given name. Hi Matias on first-name terms; formally, Mr. or Ms. goes with the family name, not with Matias.

Not sure which part of a full name is which? Check the full name with the country where the person is based.

Matias by country

People recorded in Wikidata who carry Matias as a family name or as a given name, by country of citizenship (996 in total).

CountryAs family nameAs given nameFamily name share
Argentina13610%
Spain31352%
Finland01250%
Chile0860%
Uruguay0810%
Peru0300%
Norway0190%
Brazil81142%
Portugal15479%
Mexico31517%

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

Matias in the United States

  • As a surname: about 11,635 people in the 2010 census, rank 3,091 among US surnames.
  • As a first name: 9,022 babies born between 1950 and 2017, 0% of them girls.

Matias as a given name: men or women?

About 0% of people with Matias 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.

More on this naming tradition: How Spanish names work.