Matej Surname
Approximately 1,643 people bear this surname
Matej Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 565 | 1:9,445 | 1,057 |
| Poland | 348 | 1:109,221 | 16,493 |
| United States | 279 | 1:1,299,136 | 91,043 |
| Czechia | 181 | 1:58,748 | 9,843 |
| Croatia | 67 | 1:63,113 | 11,594 |
| Austria | 64 | 1:133,054 | 18,198 |
| Germany | 26 | 1:3,096,364 | 143,912 |
| Canada | 23 | 1:1,601,982 | 107,690 |
| Slovenia | 20 | 1:124,384 | 12,684 |
| England | 19 | 1:2,932,529 | 101,561 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| Argentina | 12 | 1:3,561,951 | 138,643 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
The alternate forms: Matéj (9) & Mátej (5) are calculated separately.
Matej (56,334) may also be a first name.
Matej Demographics
Average Matej Salary in
United States
$50,298 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Matej Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matej Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Matej occurs most in Slovakia. It may occur in the variant forms: Matéj or Mátej. For other possible spellings of Matej click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matej? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 242,837th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 4,435,512 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Matej are found; 67 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 67 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 16,694th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 56,334 people.
Matej is most numerous in Slovakia, where it is carried by 565 people, or 1 in 9,445. In Slovakia Matej is primarily concentrated in: Prešov Region, where 55 percent live, Košice Region, where 21 percent live and Banská Bystrica Region, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Slovakia this last name occurs in 26 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 21 percent live and The United States, where 17 percent live.
Matej Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Matej has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 9,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Matej Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Matej are 24.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.25% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Matej earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 16.57% more than the national average, earning $50,298 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.43% less than the national average, earning $46,984 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Matej
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