Globally, Matthew (Matthew 
, ماثيو 
, マシュー 
, and others...) is a prevalent male given name. The forename Matthew is characteristic of the United States, where it is a common male name, Malta, and Guam (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in the United States, Nigeria, and the United Kingdom. Very seldom, Matthew is the last name as well as the forename.
Matthew is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Matthew | Nigeria, Canada, United Kingdom, United States, Australia |
| ماثيو | Yemen, Jordan, Iraq, Egypt, Sudan |
| マシュー | Japan |
| 马修 | China |
| מתיו | Israel |
| Мэттью | Russia |
| Меттью | Russia, Ukraine |
Mach, Maciej, Maciek, Maciuś, Madis, Mads, Maffeo, Maffio, Maitiú, Matas, Mate, Matej, Mateo, Mateu, Mateus, Mateusz, Mateuszek, Matfei, Matheu, Mathew, Mathias, Mathieu, Mathijs, Mathis, Mati, Matiass, Maties, Matija, Matitjahu, Matityahu, Matiu, Matius, Matjaž, Matkin, Matt, Matteo, Matteus, Matthaeus, Matthewman, Matthias, Matthieu, Matthijs, Matthäus, Matthéw, Matthëw, Matthǝw, Matti, Mattia, Mattias, Mattis,
Matthew is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Matthew Shrieve , the fictional character from the television series Arrow; Daredevil , the fictional character in Marvel Comics, Daredevil; Matthew of Westminster ; Matthew Scudder , the fictional character, A Walk Among the Tombstones and Matthew Cable , the comics character, Swamp Thing, and in many other works.
| matthew the scot Scottish bishop (b. 1101) |
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matthew paris medieval English chronicler and artist (c.1200-1259), GB (b. 1200) |
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matthew ii csák (b. 1230) |
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| matthew de crambeth Scottish bishop (b. 1201) |
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| matthew of orléans (b. 1200) |
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| matthew de glendonwyn Scottish bishop (b. 1301) |
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| matthew i of constantinople Eastern Orthodox monk and patriarch (b. 1301) |
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| matthew de englefield (b. 1295) |
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| matthew gough Welsh soldier, GB (b. 1390) |
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| matthew palaiologos asen byzantine aristocrat and official (b. 1405) |
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matthew parker Archbishop of Canterbury (1504-1575), GB (b. 1504) |
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matthew stewart, 4th earl of lennox Grandfather of James VI and I, Regent of Scotland, GB (b. 1516) |
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matthew hutton Archbishop of York, GB (b. 1529) |
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| matthew stewart, 2nd earl of lennox Scottish Earl (1488-1513) (b. 1488) |
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| matthew washington Peerage person ID=322886 (b. 1493) |
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