Cognomen マタイ (Matai 
, マタイ ) , worldwide, is quite a common surname. The family name マタイ is habitual in Fiji, where it is quite a common surname, Suriname, and Mauritius, where it is quite a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in India, Fiji, and Pakistan. Also, マタイ is the forename as well as the last name.