Matveev Surname

4,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118,249 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Matveev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matveev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia99,3791:1,450100
Ukraine10,4151:4,371427
Kazakhstan3,1511:5,612848
Belarus2,7071:3,510386
Israel5661:15,1192,258
Moldova4581:7,7761,269
Uzbekistan3921:78,9016,438
Kyrgyzstan2271:26,3114,373
Turkmenistan1571:34,962666
Transnistria1521:3,123509
United States1401:2,588,992156,804
Canada771:478,51441,057
Estonia461:28,7355,267
Azerbaijan341:283,7986,661
Tajikistan321:262,0842,213
Georgia311:120,8249,543
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Thailand271:2,616,235275,741
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
England201:2,785,90397,972
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Bulgaria161:436,18220,063
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Armenia121:244,1826,167
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Finland101:549,67032,186
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Abkhazia81:30,3582,305
Latvia61:341,67426,199
Norway61:857,04855,549
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Montenegro41:159,8915,521
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
China21:683,660,78330,601
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401

Matveev (12) may also be a first name.

Matveev Last Name Facts

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

Matveev (Georgian: მატვეევი, Russian: Матвеев) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Matveev? popularity and diffusion

The last name Matveev is the 4,770th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 61,629 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Matveev reside; 73 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 73 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Matveev is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring given name throughout the world, held by 12 people.

The last name is most widespread in Russia, where it is carried by 99,379 people, or 1 in 1,450. In Russia it is mostly found in: Moscow, where 6 percent reside, Moscow Oblast, where 6 percent reside and Saint Petersburg, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Russia Matveev is found in 60 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 9 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 3 percent reside.

Matveev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Matveev surname is principally Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (91%) in Belarus, Orthodox (91%) in Kazakhstan, Orthodox (87%) in Ukraine and Orthodox (100%) in Uzbekistan.

In The United States those bearing the Matveev last name are 8.93% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 55.7% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Matveev earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 33.8% more than the national average, earning 463,041 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.06% more than the national average, earning $44,036 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.55% more than the national average, earning $57,908 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matvejev93410/
Matveyev93276/
Matveiev9310/
Matvev9245/
Maveev9215/
Matvejeva881,583/
Matvejevs88849/
Matveyeva88185/
Matvieiev887/
Matveieva884/
Matveihev881/
Motveev86173/
Matvyev86148/
Matveva8640/
Matviev8626/
Matveew8621/
Metveev8611/
Matveiv8610/
Matveef867/
Matveyv864/
Matvejv863/
Mahveev862/
Maiveev862/
Matveeff8031/
Matvijev8012/
Matveief807/
Matvayev804/
Maviev7742/
Moveev772/
Motvev772/
Matvew771/
Maveva771/
Matveyeff7520/
Matvejeff7520/
Matveieff7519/
Motveyeva753/
Matveychv751/
Matvajeva751/
Matvejova751/
Matview7116/
Motveiv712/
Motviev711/
Motveyv711/
Methvev711/
Matbeeb711/
Mahavev711/
Maviv6718/
Matbayev678/
Matvijov673/
Matvijiv671/
Matviyov671/

Matveev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Matveev in the Georgian language
მატვეევიmatveevi94.74
მატვეევmatveev5.26
Matveev in the Russian language
Матвеевmatveev-

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Footnotes

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