The Matis surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 1,307 people carried this name — #19,208 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 208,300 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 64 people named Matis.
8 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 15 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 Poland’s population register
35 people named Matis have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 61 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 4 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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 27 people named Matis 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 Hainaut.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
22 people named Matis live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Ticino.
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 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Matis.
- Mathy 420 · U.S. census
- Mathys 610 · U.S. census
- Mati 285 · U.S. census
- Matias 7,295 · U.S. census
- Matic 491 · U.S. census
- Matile 114 · U.S. census
- Maton 262 · U.S. census
- Matos 16,819 · U.S. census
- Matras 265 · U.S. census
- Matrone 254 · U.S. census
- Matt 4,240 · U.S. census
- Matta 4,221 · U.S. census
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