Matejcek Surname

442,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 773 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Matejcek Surname User-submission:

The Matejcek surname is a variant of the Czrch surname Matějček. The name Matěj is derived from the Hebrew name Matthew, which means 'gift of God' or 'gift of Yahweh'. The suffix -ček is a diminutive form, which means 'little' or 'small' in Czech.

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Matejcek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5301:683,88554,344
Austria1081:78,84711,877
Germany691:1,166,74676,492
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Slovakia71:762,35073,078
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080

The alternate forms: Matejček (77) & Matějček (599) are calculated separately.

Matejcek Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Matejcek surname is a variant of the Czrch surname Matějček. The name Matěj is derived from the Hebrew name Matthew, which means 'gift of God' or 'gift of Yahweh'. The suffix -ček is a diminutive form, which means 'little' or 'small' in Czech. So the name Matejcek would mean the 'little gift of God' or 'little Matthew' or 'son of Matthew'.

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Matejcek Last Name Facts

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

Matejcek is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Matejček or Matějček. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Matejcek? popularity and diffusion

The last name Matejcek is the 442,270th most frequent family name globally, borne by around 1 in 9,427,614 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Matejcek live; 71 percent live in North America and 71 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 530 people, or 1 in 683,885. In The United States it is most common in: Minnesota, where 32 percent are found, North Dakota, where 18 percent are found and California, where 12 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 14 percent are found and Germany, where 9 percent are found.

Matejcek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Matejcek surname are 29.55% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 76.32% being registered with the party.

The amount Matejcek earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.38% less than the national average, earning $42,121 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.19% more than the national average, earning $50,770 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matejček9677/
Matejicek94196/
Matejceck9414/
Matejczek9414/
Matejcsek946/
Matejecek941/
Matejícek941/
Matejek932,338/
Matecek939/
Matjcek931/
Matějček92599/
Matejschek898/
Matejcik88175/
Matejsek8838/
Matejick8830/
Matejeck8813/
Matechek883/
Matejeek882/
Mateejek881/
Mateicek881/
Matejeik881/
Matejzek881/
Mateucek881/
Matejcík881/
Matejšek881/
Mastejek881/
Matijcek881/
Matejcekova8412/
Matejtschek847/
Matejischek841/
Matejczyk821,175/
Matejíček8257/
Matejiček8228/
Matejcsik8223/
Matecheck8213/
Matejasek821/
Matyjek80606/
Matejic80288/
Matějek80215/
Matejik80119/
Matejík8090/
Matejec8078/
Mateček8044/
Matijek8040/
Maticek8020/
Matesek801/
Matecik801/
Matíjek801/
Matycek800/
Mattecheck78125/
Mathejczyk7839/
Matejaszek7815/
Matieschek7815/
Matejesiek786/
Matejeczyk783/
Matteschek782/
Matejčík75189/
Matejcic75174/
Matesick7561/
Maticsek7550/
Matyseck7545/
Matechik7523/
Mateusek7517/
Matejčik7514/
Matejzík7512/
Mateycik7511/
Mateicyk7511/
Matichek758/
Matescik752/
Mateicik752/
Mathicek751/
Mateszek751/
Matecsik751/
Matejzyk751/
Matyczek751/
Mateycyk751/
Mateczyk751/
Matoucek750/
Matezeck750/
Matejčeková7493/
Matejcikova7421/
Mattescheck7412/
Matyjaschek741/
Matiescheck741/
Matějíček71929/
Matyjasek71815/
Mateychik71343/
Mateichyk71159/
Matejasik7161/
Matischek7156/
Matyschek7123/
Matijczyk7118/
Mateuszek7118/
Matisseck7115/
Mateichik7114/
Matisheck7112/
Matechick7111/
Matějašek7111/
Motajcsek718/
Mateiczyk716/
Mathejzík715/
Mateyczyk713/
Mattiseck713/
Matheußek713/
Matějiček712/
Mathesick711/
Matajasek711/
Matujasek711/
Matyjszek711/
Matouchek711/
Mastichek710/
Matejaszczyk7015/
Matejíčeková705/
Matejášeková701/
Matysek674,500/
Matyjaszek67943/
Matesic67882/
Matyšek67260/
Matýsek67200/
Matauschek67195/
Matouschek67181/
Matějec67112/
Matisek6766/
Matějík6761/
Mattischek6753/
Mattisseck6733/
Mateychick6726/
Matezic6722/
Matijasick6717/
Matheuseck6716/
Matýšek6715/
Matiček6712/
Matečeková6712/
Matičec6711/
Mottajcsek677/
Mateusczyk676/
Matijec675/
Matyjoszek675/
Matitschek675/
Matijic674/
Matecic673/
Mateuszcyk673/
Matešic673/
Maticec673/
Matyjasick672/
Matioschek672/
Matečik671/
Mategic671/
Matyjaczyk671/
Matesik671/
Mateszczyk671/
Mathijssek671/
Matheiczyk671/
Matheushek671/
Matechsiok671/
Matujaszek671/
Matyjasiek671/
Matyßek671/
Matijaszek671/
Matheussek671/
Mateiczyck671/
Matoucheck670/

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