The Mata surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 34,888 people carried this name — #907 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 7,730 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 294 people named Mata.
100 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 38 départements, most often Hérault.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
192 people named Mata live in Switzerland.
They live in 16 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
173 people named Mata have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 219 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 61 people named Mata live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Namur.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Mata in American newspapers,
1860–1930.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 232,988 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Mata,
with a public archive behind them.
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Suswani Mata 1162– -
Roi Mata 1300–1300 · politician -
Karni Mata 1387–1538 · sādhu -
Pedro Mata y Fontanet 1811–1877 · writer -
Filomeno Mata 1845–1911 · journalist
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 194 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Mata.
- Maston 1,657 · U.S. census
- Mastrangelo 2,363 · U.S. census
- Mastroianni 1,879 · U.S. census
- Mastrosimone 227 · U.S. census
- Masure 123 · U.S. census
- Mat 215 · U.S. census
- Matalon 372 · U.S. census
- Matarese 685 · U.S. census
- Matas 836 · U.S. census
- Mate 1,015 · U.S. census
- Matecki 367 · U.S. census
- Matel 289 · U.S. census
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