In the world, Mathay (Mathay 
, Methy 
) is quite a rare mostly male, but seldom female given name. The first name Mathay is characteristic of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare male name, Pakistan, and Indonesia, where it is a very rare female name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Pakistan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and India. Likewise, Mathay is the last name as well as the forename.