Cognomen 马太 (Mathey 
, Mattei , 马太 
) , in the world, is a common last name. The cognomen 马太 is characteristic of Italy, where it is quite a common surname, France, and Puerto Rico, where it is quite a rare surname. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Italy, France, and the United States. Very seldom, 马太 is the forename as well as the last name.