The Matas surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 934 people carried this name — #26,189 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 312,500 people counted. That is up 12% from 836 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 645 people named Matas live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 107 people named Matas.
46 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 13 départements, most often Vaucluse.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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
39 people named Matas live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Matas,
with a public archive behind them.
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Antonio Sánchez Matas 1762–1853 · Catholic priest -
Joan Matas Hortal 1826–1894 · politician -
Carme Matas i Aurigemma 1869–1943 · pianist -
Raúl Matas 1921–2004 · television presenter -
Raúl Matas 1921–2004 · television presenter
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Niccolò Matas 1798–1872 · architect
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Matas.
- Mastrosimone 258 · U.S. census
- Masure 137 · U.S. census
- Mat 258 · U.S. census
- Mata 48,120 · U.S. census
- Matalon 420 · U.S. census
- Matarese 712 · U.S. census
- Mate 1,071 · U.S. census
- Matecki 368 · U.S. census
- Matel 283 · U.S. census
- Mateo 13,746 · U.S. census
- Mateos 1,526 · U.S. census
- Mater 422 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Matas is.
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