The Matias surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 11,635 people carried this name — #3,091 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 25,400 people counted. That is up 59% from 7,295 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 2,469 people named Matias 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 Switzerland’s population statistics
470 people named Matias live in Switzerland.
They live in 17 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/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
302 people named Matias have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 374 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 14 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lower Silesian.
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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 203 people named Matias.
Most of them — 120 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 32 départements, most often Nord.
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 print
Matias in American newspapers,
1909–1963.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 26,531 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Matias,
with a public archive behind them.
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Marcos Matias 1944–2013 · journalist -
Yossi Matias 1958– · computer scientist -
Marisa Matias 1976– · politician -
Sónia Matias 1978– -
Gonçalo Saraiva Matias 1979– · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 87 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Matias.
- Mathon 230 · U.S. census
- Mathurin 1,597 · U.S. census
- Mathus 423 · U.S. census
- Mathy 407 · U.S. census
- Mathys 638 · U.S. census
- Mati 348 · U.S. census
- Matic 645 · U.S. census
- Matile 122 · U.S. census
- Matis 1,495 · U.S. census
- Maton 208 · U.S. census
- Matos 21,258 · U.S. census
- Matras 256 · U.S. census
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