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
Mateja (Hindi: मटेजा, Marathi: मटेजा, Oriya: ମାେତଜା) is found in Poland more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Matěja. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mateja? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 82,310th most prevalent family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,237,274 people. The last name Mateja is mostly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Mateja are found; 71 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 71 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. Mateja is also the 41,039th most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 17,866 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Poland, where it is borne by 4,095 people, or 1 in 9,282. Besides Poland this last name occurs in 34 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent live and Tanzania, where 6 percent live.
Mateja Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Mateja has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mateja surname increased 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 with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 50.52% registered to vote for the political 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
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- 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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