Matejek Surname

181,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,338 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Matejek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matejek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1,7951:21,1753,186
United States4151:873,39566,215
Germany591:1,364,49985,126
Slovakia231:232,02036,711
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
England111:5,065,278148,650
Slovenia81:310,95916,987
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Matějek (215) are calculated separately.

Matejek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Matejek occurs most in Poland. It can also be rendered as a variant: Matějek. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matejek? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 181,911th most widely held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 3,117,000 people. The last name Matejek occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Matejek are found; 78 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 78 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in Poland, where it is carried by 1,795 people, or 1 in 21,175. Besides Poland Matejek occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Germany, where 3 percent reside.

Matejek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Matejek surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Matejek earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 16.42% less than the national average, earning R 198,612 per year and in United States they earn 12.27% more than the national average, earning $48,442 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matějek95215/
Matejcek93773/
Matejsek9338/
Matejeck9313/
Matejeek932/
Mateejek931/
Matejeik931/
Matejiek931/
Matejzek931/
Mastejek931/
Mateek9215/
Matejceck8814/
Matejieck881/
Matgejeck880/
Matyjek86606/
Matejak86584/
Matejik86119/
Matejík8690/
Matejec8678/
Mateják8670/
Matijek8640/
Matecek869/
Matajek868/
Metejek863/
Maejeck862/
Matejok862/
Mateiek861/
Matjcek861/
Matesek861/
Matíjek861/
Maateek861/
Matejeková824/
Matejekova821/
Machejek80325/
Matejcik80175/
Matejick8030/
Mateusek8017/
Matejzík8012/
Mastejak804/
Matechek803/
Mateicek801/
Mateieck801/
Matejcke801/
Matejaák801/
Matejcík801/
Matejzyk801/
Mastajek801/
Matijcek801/
Mahateek800/
Metejeck800/
Matezeck800/
Matiek774,279/
Matyek77461/
Mateyk77109/
Mateik7782/
Mateak7729/
Mateuk774/
Mateeg771/
Matuek771/
Matejková751,668/
Matejkova75129/
Matecheck7513/
Mathejzík755/
Mateyuk71425/
Matejic71288/
Matyjak71287/
Matýsek71200/
MacEjak71141/
Mattecheck71125/
Matějec71112/
Mateyak71109/
Matijak7196/
Matejíková7196/
Matouek7173/
Matěják7171/
Matejáková7168/
Matisek7166/
Matějík7161/
Maceják7142/
Matujec7131/
MacEjik7127/
Maticek7120/
Matheuseck7116/
Matiyek7113/
Matejckova7112/
Mateyec719/
Matejikova718/
Matějeková718/
Matijec715/
Matejakova715/
Macejík715/
Mateike714/
Mateukh713/
Maatoek713/
Matajok713/
Matejiková712/
Metejok712/
Mateiuk711/
Maujeke711/
Metejik711/
Matesik711/
Matecik711/
Mateikė711/
Matejac711/
Maseyek711/
Macejec711/
Metyjek711/
Maiteeg711/
Mhateeq711/
Matycek710/
Matejcic67174/
Motejzík67129/
Moaek67100/
Machajek6796/
Matesick6761/
Matyseck6745/
Mateyoke6730/
Mateyack6724/
Matechik6723/
Matajzík6722/
Matuizek6720/
Motejzik6716/
Matejickova6716/
Mateycik6711/
Matejzíková6710/
Matajzik678/
Matichek678/
Mateusik677/
Maitajak674/
MacEjack673/
Matescik672/
Mateicik672/
Machejak672/
Mateague672/
Mathicek671/
Matyjoik671/
Maeak671/
Mateugue671/
Mateasik671/
Matysiek671/
Mathysek671/
Mahateik671/
Mattujak671/
Matujack671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Matejek
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