Family name Матисс (Matisse 
, Matiss 
, Matīss 
) , all over the world, is a rare last name. The family name Матисс is characteristic of Latvia, where it is quite a rare surname, France, where it is a rare surname, and Israel. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in France, Latvia, and the United States. More prevalently, Матисс is the forename as well as the last name.