Mateja Surname
Approximately 5,890 people bear this surname
Mateja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 4,095 | 1:9,282 | 1,261 |
| United States | 838 | 1:432,529 | 37,287 |
| Tanzania | 347 | 1:152,569 | 13,814 |
| Germany | 251 | 1:320,739 | 32,146 |
| Latvia | 139 | 1:14,749 | 2,187 |
| Czechia | 56 | 1:189,883 | 27,834 |
| England | 40 | 1:1,392,951 | 61,553 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| Canada | 21 | 1:1,754,552 | 114,935 |
| Slovakia | 17 | 1:313,909 | 44,635 |
| Australia | 13 | 1:2,076,592 | 93,242 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Slovenia | 4 | 1:621,919 | 23,710 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:3,587,049 | 158,810 |
The alternate forms: Matěja (103) are calculated separately.
Mateja (17,866) may also be a first name.
Mateja Demographics
Average Mateja Salary in
United States
$48,194 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mateja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mateja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mateja (Hindi: मटेजा, Marathi: मटेजा, Oriya: ମାେତଜା) has its highest incidence in Poland. It may also occur as: Matěja. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mateja? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 82,310th most commonly held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,237,274 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Mateja live; 71 percent live in Eastern Europe and 71 percent live in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 41,039th most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 17,866 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Poland, where it is held by 4,095 people, or 1 in 9,282. Without taking into account Poland this last name occurs in 34 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent live and Tanzania, where 6 percent live.
Mateja Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Mateja has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 5,986 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Mateja Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Mateja surname are 2.71% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.52% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Mateja earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 11.69% more than the national average, earning $48,194 USD per year and in Canada they earn 128.58% more than the national average, earning $113,566 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mateja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mateja in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାେତଜା | maetaja | - |
| Mateja in the Marathi language | ||
| मटेजा | mateja | - |
| Mateja in the Hindi language | ||
| मटेजा | mateja | 83.33 |
| मतेजा | mateja | 16.67 |
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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 Mateja
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