Matelja Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Matelja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
Matelja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matelja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Matelja is more commonly found in Croatia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matelja? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 10,311,814th most commonly held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Matelja live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
This last name is most numerous in Croatia, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 2,114,302. In Croatia it is most common in: Split-Dalmatia County, where 100 percent live. Aside from Croatia this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matelea | 86 | 34 | / |
| Matelca | 86 | 1 | / |
| Matelsa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Matalja | 86 | 1 | / |
| Malja | 83 | 852 | / |
| Mateleha | 80 | 234 | / |
| Mateljić | 80 | 87 | / |
| Mateleau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Matealea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maldja | 77 | 1,173 | / |
| Maljah | 77 | 52 | / |
| Maljai | 77 | 23 | / |
| Maljay | 77 | 9 | / |
| Maljas | 77 | 6 | / |
| Matlsa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maljat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mailja | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maljaj | 77 | 1 | / |
| Malsja | 77 | 1 | / |
| Matahlija | 75 | 249 | / |
| Motelca | 71 | 73 | / |
| Matilca | 71 | 2 | / |
| Matalía | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matleza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Malca | 67 | 14,692 | / |
| Malza | 67 | 294 | / |
| Malsa | 67 | 166 | / |
| Mathelie | 67 | 56 | / |
| Mathalia | 67 | 56 | / |
| Matalyha | 67 | 26 | / |
| Metalija | 67 | 21 | / |
| Matlekha | 67 | 19 | / |
| Malça | 67 | 18 | / |
| Mataleha | 67 | 17 | / |
| Matelier | 67 | 17 | / |
| Meteleha | 67 | 8 | / |
| Maljo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Matolyha | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mataliah | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mattalía | 67 | 3 | / |
| MacElzea | 67 | 1 | / |
| MacElsea | 67 | 1 | / |
| MacElsay | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Matelja
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