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Family name Matthee (Matthee , מתיה ) , all around the world, is quite a common surname. The family name Matthee is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly South Africa, where it is quite a rare surname, Lesotho, and Namibia. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in South Africa, Lesotho, and Germany. Much less frequently, Matthee is the forename as well as the last name.