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 more commonly found in Croatia than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Matijevic or Matijevič. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Matijević? popularity and diffusion
Matijević is the 64,248th most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 935,620 people. The last name 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.
The last name Matijević is most common in Croatia, where it is borne by 3,635 people, or 1 in 1,163. In Croatia Matijević is most common in: Brod-Posavina County, where 12 percent live, Osijek-Baranja County, where 11 percent live and City of Zagreb, where 10 percent live. Apart from Croatia this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 27 percent live and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 21 percent live.
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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