Mateus name meaning
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What does Mateus mean?
The odd boy name Mateus is mainly used in Portuguese, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish has its origin in Hebrew, Mateus means "Gift of Yahweh".
How do I pronounce Mateus?
The most common way to pronounce one syllabled Mateus is MAH-tay-ohsh. The pronunciation choose to emphasis on first MAH syllable. The other ways to say the name are m(a)-teus or mah-tay-oos.
Variants of Mateus
Matthaeus, Matthaios, Maciej, Matthia, Matthieu, Matthias
How popular is the name Mateus?
Mateus is a familiar baby name in United States, it has been in use since 1994 and was able to reach the top 3000 names. In 2007, it ranked 2440th when 52 boy were named Mateus.
Over 679 people have been named Mateus in United States. In England and Wales, Mateus is a unique name where it has been in use since 1999 and has secured the place in top 2000 names.
Recently in 2018, it ranked 1061st when 26 boys were named Mateus. Over 175 babies in England and Wales have been named Mateus.
Mateus is an uncommon baby name in France where it has been in use since 1977 and achieved its top ranking of 1800 in 2016.
Over 159 babies in France have been named Mateus. Also, it is among the top 500 boy names in Switzerland. Over 122 people have been named Mateus in Switzerland. Mateus is a rare baby name in Ireland still in use today.
But Mateus is a popular baby name in Brazil where every 1 in 5000 have the name as well as in, Mozambique, Angola, East Timor, Indonesia and Namibia. As per our evaluation, over 160000 babies have been bestowed Mateus around the globe.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2724 | 47 |
| 2022 | 3136 | 38 |
| 2021 | 2574 | 50 |
| 2020 | 2881 | 41 |
| 2019 | 2729 | 46 |
| 2018 | 2576 | 49 |
| 2017 | 2709 | 45 |
| 2016 | 3107 | 37 |
| 2015 | 3083 | 37 |
| 2014 | 2844 | 41 |
Facts
Mateus in Nordic countries
| Countries | Men | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Name | Secondary Name | First Name | Secondary Name | |
 | 131 | 18 | 15 | 0 |
Numerological analysis of Mateus
Greater knowledge and truth drive you to explore constantly. You love to change and can't stand constancy and monotony. You are a passionate lover. You have a strong attitude but in order to be happy, you have to be open to new things. You can easily get turned off by a person's reckless behavior or bad habits. You have a restless spirit and booming energy. You have a quick mind. You are often seen as the wise weirdo who doesn't talk much.
Do you like Mateus? Other names you would love
- Timotei is used in Danish, Finnish and Norwegian, Timotei means "Timothy-Grass" and rooted from Old Greek is used as a gender insensitive name
- Torfi means Turf, Sod is especially used in Old Norse and Danish is of Old Norse origin is a unisex name
- Ronith means Grace or A Charming Man is of Hebrew and Sanskrit origin which is used prevalently in Kannada and Swedish is a gender-neutral name
- Thiemo especially is used in Swedish and Finnish, meaning of Thiemo is "Well-Known or Famous" bestowed upon baby boys is originated from Old High German and Germanic
- Henrika - Of Nordic and Old High German origin, Unorthodox Henrika is chiefly used in Scandinavian and Swedish is a baby girl name, Henrika means "Homeland, Power or Rich"
Famous people named Mateus
- Mateus Soares de Azevedo, Brazilian historian of religions, Islamologist
- Mateus Facho Inocêncio, Brazilian athlete
- Mateus Fernandes, Portuguese architect
- Mateus Galiano da Costa, Angolan professional footballer
- Mateus Paraná, young Brazilian striker with quick acceleration and pace
- Mateus dos Anjos, Brazilian soccer player, currently without a club
- Mateus Lopes, Cape Verdean footballer who plays as a striker
- Mateus Almada in Água as Actor
- Mateusz Banasiuk in Plynace wiezowce as Actor
- Mateusz Kosciukiewicz in Wszystko, co kocham as Actor
- Mateus Solano in Confia em Mim as Actor
- Mateusz Damiecki in Russkiy bunt as Actor
- Mateus Ward in Lonely Boy as Actor
- Mateus Meira Rita is a politician from São Tomé and Príncipe.
- Mateus Carrieri in TV series Salomé as Actor
Lists having Mateus
- Biblical Boy Names
- Boy names beginning with M
- American Boy Names
- English Boy Names
- Hebrew Boy Names
- Danish Boy Names
- Finnish Boy Names
- Norwegian Boy Names
- Portuguese Boy Names
- Swedish Boy Names
- Boy names that starts with Mat
- Baby Names that mean Gift
- Baby Names that mean Yahweh
Sources
- Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
- Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths
- Central Statistics Office - An Phríomh-Oifig Staidrimh, https://visual.cso.ie/?body=entity/babynames
- Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004
- Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/population/family-names-and-first-names/first-names-boys-and-girls
- Office fédéral de la statistique, https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/fr/home/statistiques/population/naissances-deces/prenoms-nouveaux-nes.html