Mateev Surname

145,626th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,048 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Mateev Surname User-submission:

Mateev (Bulgarian: Матеев) is a Bulgarian surname, derived from the first name Matei.

Mateev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria1,6861:4,139594
Ukraine9311:48,8977,083
Russia1011:1,426,96199,135
Kyrgyzstan791:75,6039,882
Canada491:751,95159,756
Romania341:590,52642,844
Moldova241:148,39015,621
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Kazakhstan181:982,36158,740
Austria151:567,69652,281
Denmark121:470,39330,183
France101:6,642,272293,169
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
England51:11,143,612252,590
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
North Macedonia51:420,29419,032
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295

Mateev Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Mateev (Bulgarian: Матеев) is a Bulgarian surname, derived from the first name Matei.

- damyan_ivelinov

Mateev Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mateev Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Mateev (Russian: Матеев) occurs in Bulgaria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mateev? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 145,626th most prevalent last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,390,927 people. The last name Mateev is mostly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Mateev reside; 56 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 55 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

It is most prevalent in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 1,686 people, or 1 in 4,139. In Bulgaria Mateev is most prevalent in: Sofia City Province, where 23 percent reside, Varna Province, where 10 percent reside and Plovdiv Province, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Bulgaria this surname occurs in 36 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 31 percent reside and Russia, where 3 percent reside.

Mateev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Orthodox (86%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Mateev surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Mateev earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 35.66% more than the national average, earning $58,536 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.52% more than the national average, earning $56,402 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matejev9222/
Masteev923/
Mateyev922/
Matev912,199/
Mashteev8641/
Mateyeva8613/
Matteyev8613/
Machteev863/
Mataev833,917/
Mateva832,449/
Matiev832,142/
Matyev83142/
Matuev83141/
Miteev83133/
Matepe83119/
Mathev83108/
Mastev8399/
Mateeb8352/
Meteev8347/
Matevs8330/
Mateew838/
Mateef838/
Moteev833/
Mattev832/
Mateav832/
Matefe831/
Matejov77655/
Matiyev77287/
Mathepe77265/
Matayev77143/
Matheew7750/
Mattiev7730/
Maytiev7726/
Mahtiev7721/
Maataev7721/
Mateyov7717/
Mateeff7717/
Mattaev7715/
Mathiev7714/
Mahatev7713/
Maytaev7710/
Mautiev779/
Mateuov779/
Mathevs778/
Matoyev777/
Mahtaev775/
Maithev775/
Mataiev774/
Matheva773/
Matthev773/
Matteva773/
Matijev773/
Maitiev772/
Matephe772/
Mastepe772/
Matajev772/
Maiteva771/
Majtaev771/
Mahteva771/
Mautaev771/
Matepfe771/
Matiiev771/
Matteav771/
Maatiev771/
Matejew771/
Matujev771/
Mathyev771/
Maiteeb771/
Matov731,390/
Matav731,214/
Matew73299/
Motev73296/
Matep73230/
Mativ73147/
Metev73146/
Mateb7355/
Matef7316/
Mastiyev71261/
Mathephe71129/
Matejova71104/
Mattiyev7176/
Matayeva7172/
Mahataev7140/
Matevová715/
Miyateva714/
Matajevs714/
Mahtiyev712/
Mastajev712/
Maithyev711/
Mattheew711/
Matthevs711/
Matthiev711/
Mujateva711/
Mathayev711/
Mateapeh711/
Mattayev711/
Mayateva711/
Maştiyev711/
Maitiyev711/
Hmadteeb711/
Mathew67433,523/
Mattew6710,118/
Motepe671,097/
Motoev67552/
Maatov67418/
Motaev67204/
Moteva67186/
Mattov67161/
Metaev67140/
Mathep67136/
Mateuf67104/
Mautov6795/
Motuev6764/
Mathov6762/
Matipe6753/
Mathav6749/
Mateff6748/
Maytov6741/
Mathiv6740/
Mahtew6736/
Maitov6717/
Matiew6716/
Metiev6714/
Maetov6710/
Motiev679/
Mateipova678/
Matife678/
Mattheews677/
Methev676/
Matehw676/
Mahtov676/
Mateuw676/
Mahteb675/
Mateph675/
Mattehews675/
Mattav675/
Matouv674/
Mataiv674/
Motyev673/
Mataew673/
Mastew673/
Matyov673/
Mattiv673/
Mhatav672/
Mastiv672/
Mattef672/
Machtayev672/
Maitav672/
Mahtiv671/
Mattep671/
Meteav671/
Matiov671/
Mhatew671/
Mastep671/
Matovf671/
Maetav671/
Maateb671/
Moteeb671/
Moteiv671/
Mativs671/

Mateev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mateev in the Russian language
Матеевmateev-

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