Matešić Surname

215,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,912 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Matešić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matešić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia1,5371:2,751225
Bosnia and Herzegovina1841:19,2203,401
Serbia961:74,4276,557
Slovenia921:27,0405,656
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Montenegro11:639,5659,092

The alternate forms: Matešič (36), Matesić (26), Matešic (3) & Matesic (882) are calculated separately.

Matešić Last Name Facts

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

Matešić has its highest incidence in Croatia. It may also be found as: Matešič, Matesić, Matešic or Matesic. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Matešić? popularity and diffusion

The last name Matešić is the 215,000th most frequently held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 3,811,478 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Matešić live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in Croatia, where it is held by 1,537 people, or 1 in 2,751. In Croatia it is mostly concentrated in: Zadar County, where 31 percent live, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, where 17 percent live and City of Zagreb, where 12 percent live. Not including Croatia it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 10 percent live and Serbia, where 5 percent live.

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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 Matešić
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