Matijević Surname
Approximately 7,789 people bear this surname
Matijević Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 3,635 | 1:1,163 | 34 |
| Serbia | 2,116 | 1:3,377 | 445 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,629 | 1:2,171 | 365 |
| Slovenia | 258 | 1:9,642 | 2,233 |
| Montenegro | 137 | 1:4,668 | 897 |
| Kosovo | 8 | 1:232,734 | 7,787 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
The alternate forms: Matijevic (1,116) & Matijevič (44) are calculated separately.
Matijević Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matijević Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Matijević is found most frequently in Croatia. It may also occur as: Matijevic or Matijevič. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matijević? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 64,248th most commonly used last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 935,620 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Matijević are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
This surname is most commonly used in Croatia, where it is borne by 3,635 people, or 1 in 1,163. In Croatia Matijević is mostly found in: Brod-Posavina County, where 12 percent reside, Osijek-Baranja County, where 11 percent reside and City of Zagreb, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Croatia Matijević is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Serbia, where 27 percent reside and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 21 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matijevic | 96 | 1,116 | / |
| Matijevič | 96 | 44 | / |
| Matejević | 89 | 391 | / |
| Maticević | 89 | 6 | / |
| Metijević | 89 | 3 | / |
| Matijavić | 89 | 2 | / |
| Matijevich | 84 | 340 | / |
| Matijevicz | 84 | 6 | / |
| Matievic | 82 | 14 | / |
| Matievich | 78 | 405 | / |
| Matievici | 78 | 82 | / |
| Matievicz | 78 | 72 | / |
| Matejevic | 78 | 58 | / |
| Matyjevič | 78 | 41 | / |
| Matievics | 78 | 23 | / |
| Matjevich | 78 | 7 | / |
| Mateievic | 78 | 2 | / |
| Matyjevic | 78 | 1 | / |
| Matejevič | 78 | 1 | / |
| Matijivic | 78 | 1 | / |
| Matijevičová | 76 | 2 | / |
| Matejevich | 74 | 49 | / |
| Mattievich | 74 | 36 | / |
| Matyjevich | 74 | 21 | / |
| Matuievich | 74 | 8 | / |
| Mathievicz | 74 | 6 | / |
| Matiyevich | 74 | 4 | / |
| Matijewicz | 74 | 3 | / |
| Matizevics | 74 | 1 | / |
| Matyevic | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matichevicz | 70 | 1 | / |
| Matejovič | 67 | 333 | / |
| Mateevich | 67 | 84 | / |
| Matějovič | 67 | 75 | / |
| Matějovic | 67 | 70 | / |
| Matejovic | 67 | 52 | / |
| Matyevich | 67 | 29 | / |
| Motievich | 67 | 12 | / |
| Matiewicz | 67 | 10 | / |
| Matijewitsch | 67 | 6 | / |
| Matuevich | 67 | 3 | / |
| Matjewicz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matejovićová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mateyovic | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mataevich | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Matijević
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