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All around the world, Matei (Matei , Матей , マテイ ) is a common largely masculine, but infrequently feminine given name. The forename Matei is habitual in Romania, where it is quite a common dominantly male, but uncommonly girly name, Bulgaria, where it is quite a common male name, and Albania, where it is quite a rare epicene name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Romania, Tanzania, and Bulgaria. More prevalently, Matei is the last name as well as the forename.
Matei is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!