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Family name Mattes (Mattes , ماتيس, Маттес ) , across the world, is a common cognomen. The last name Mattes is characteristic of Western Europe, particularly Austria, where it is quite a rare surname, Germany, and Switzerland. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Germany, the United States, and Brazil. Very seldom, Mattes is the forename as well as the last name.