Matijevic Surname

331,528th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Greenland

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'.

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Matijevic Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2651:303,79431,034
United States2371:1,529,363103,723
Australia1661:162,62516,859
Canada1201:307,04728,331
Austria1121:76,03111,516
France491:1,355,566135,191
Sweden361:273,52118,976
England361:1,547,72466,012
Switzerland241:342,20526,446
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Norway61:857,04855,549
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051

The alternate forms: Matijević (7,789) & Matijevič (44) are calculated separately.

Matijevic Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

The surname Matijevic has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also be found as a variant: Matijević or Matijevič. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Matijevic? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 331,528th most frequently occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 6,530,059 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Matijevic are found; 42 percent are found in Western Europe and 37 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most common in Germany, where it is held by 265 people, or 1 in 303,794. In Germany Matijevic is primarily found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 25 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 24 percent live and Bavaria, where 15 percent live. Beside Germany Matijevic exists in 30 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent live and Australia, where 15 percent live.

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 with 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.

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