Meaning of the nameMathes
- Male
- Ma-thes
Mathes is a masculine name of uncertain origin, spelled with TH like Matheus and recorded mainly among people born from the 1990s on.
Meaning
The meaning of Mathes is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 1,948
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,201
- Median age
- 18 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,069
- people
Mathes in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Mathes, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (798 people).
20 women 1,928 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Mathes is most common
States with the highest share of people named Mathes in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
- Goiás 0.002%
- Paraná 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 496 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 235 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 223 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 134 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 106 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 97 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 69 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 67 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 65 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 60 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 55 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 50 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 38 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 35 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 30 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 29 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 29 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 25 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 23 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 22 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Mathes
The origin of the spelling Mathes is uncertain. The TH also appears in Matheus, which Wiktionary gives as an alternative form of Mateus, but the relationship of Mathes to that name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,948 people named Mathes, with a median age of 18. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Matheus · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Mathes
What does the name Mathes mean?
The meaning of Mathes is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Mathes in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,948 people with the first name Mathes, which ranks it number 5,201 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Mathes a boy's or a girl's name?
Mathes is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 20 women and 1,928 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Mathes most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.002% of the state's population is named Mathes (235 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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