Matijevic Surname
Approximately 1,116 people bear this surname
Matijevic Surname User-submission:
A Serb-Croat surname given to the children of a man named Matij, Matej or other variants. These are equivalent to the English name, Matthew. Matij ultimately comes from the Hebrew name, Mattityahu, which means 'the gift of God'. So as a surname its literal meaning is 'descendant of the gift of God'.
Read More About This SurnameMatijevic Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 265 | 1:303,794 | 31,034 |
| United States | 237 | 1:1,529,363 | 103,723 |
| Australia | 166 | 1:162,625 | 16,859 |
| Canada | 120 | 1:307,047 | 28,331 |
| Austria | 112 | 1:76,031 | 11,516 |
| France | 49 | 1:1,355,566 | 135,191 |
| Sweden | 36 | 1:273,521 | 18,976 |
| England | 36 | 1:1,547,724 | 66,012 |
| Switzerland | 24 | 1:342,205 | 26,446 |
| Belgium | 16 | 1:718,540 | 60,840 |
| Argentina | 12 | 1:3,561,951 | 138,643 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
The alternate forms: Matijević (7,789) & Matijevič (44) are calculated separately.
Matijevic Surname Meaning
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A Serb-Croat surname given to the children of a man named Matij, Matej or other variants. These are equivalent to the English name, Matthew. Matij ultimately comes from the Hebrew name, Mattityahu, which means 'the gift of God'. So as a surname its literal meaning is 'descendant of the gift of God'. This surname was adopted due to adherence to the Christian religion and appears to be much more prevalent with Catholic Croatians than Orthodox Serbs.
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Matijevic Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matijevic Come From? nationality or country of origin
Matijevic is found most in Germany. It can also occur as: Matijević or Matijevič. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Matijevic? popularity and diffusion
The last name Matijevic is the 331,528th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 6,530,059 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 50 percent of Matijevic are found; 42 percent are found in Western Europe and 37 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
Matijevic is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 265 people, or 1 in 303,794. In Germany Matijevic is mostly found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 25 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 24 percent are found and Bavaria, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany this last name occurs in 30 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Australia, where 15 percent are found.
Matijevic Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Matijevic last name are 5.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.92% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Matijevic earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 39% less than the national average, earning 211,116 kr per year; in United States they earn 7.3% more than the national average, earning $46,300 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.96% more than the national average, earning $52,148 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matijević | 96 | 7,789 | / |
| Matijevič | 96 | 44 | / |
| Matijevich | 95 | 340 | / |
| Matijevicz | 95 | 6 | / |
| Matijsevic | 95 | 1 | / |
| Matijevick | 95 | 1 | / |
| Matievic | 94 | 14 | / |
| Matievich | 89 | 405 | / |
| Matievici | 89 | 82 | / |
| Matievicz | 89 | 72 | / |
| Matejevic | 89 | 58 | / |
| Maticevic | 89 | 43 | / |
| Matievics | 89 | 23 | / |
| Matjevich | 89 | 7 | / |
| Matijivic | 89 | 1 | / |
| Matijevik | 89 | 1 | / |
| Matyjevic | 89 | 1 | / |
| Matejevich | 84 | 49 | / |
| Mattievich | 84 | 36 | / |
| Matyjevich | 84 | 21 | / |
| Matisevich | 84 | 11 | / |
| Mathievicz | 84 | 6 | / |
| Matijewicz | 84 | 3 | / |
| Matizevics | 84 | 1 | / |
| Matyevic | 82 | 1 | / |
| Matyjevič | 78 | 41 | / |
| Matyevich | 78 | 29 | / |
| Motievich | 78 | 12 | / |
| Matiewicz | 78 | 10 | / |
| Matesevic | 78 | 10 | / |
| Matjewicz | 78 | 1 | / |
| Matejevič | 78 | 1 | / |
| Matijewitsch | 76 | 6 | / |
| Matijevičová | 76 | 2 | / |
| Matyjewicz | 74 | 592 | / |
| Matysevich | 74 | 96 | / |
| Matejewicz | 74 | 86 | / |
| Matezevich | 74 | 18 | / |
| Mathiewicz | 74 | 4 | / |
| Matesevich | 74 | 3 | / |
| Mattjewicz | 74 | 1 | / |
| Matezevick | 74 | 1 | / |
| Matyjewics | 74 | 1 | / |
| Matyjewick | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mateasevich | 70 | 1 | / |
| Mateseivich | 70 | 1 | / |
| Matyevych | 67 | 21 | / |
| Matysewicz | 63 | 105 | / |
| Matysevych | 63 | 1 | / |
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