Matveja Surname
Approximately 61 people bear this surname
Matveja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 59 | 1:34,747 | 5,303 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Matveja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matveja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Matveja occurs in Latvia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Matveja? popularity and diffusion
Matveja is the 2,460,878th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Matveja live; 98 percent live in Northern Europe and 98 percent live in Baltic Europe.
The last name Matveja is most prevalent in Latvia, where it is borne by 59 people, or 1 in 34,747. In Latvia it is most prevalent in: Vidzeme, where 59 percent reside, Riga Planning Region, where 32 percent reside and Semigallia, where 5 percent reside. Beside Latvia Matveja occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Estonia, where 2 percent reside and Switzerland, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matvej | 92 | 73 | / |
| Matvejova | 88 | 1 | / |
| Matvija | 86 | 45 | / |
| Matveha | 86 | 13 | / |
| Matveia | 86 | 8 | / |
| Matvejo | 86 | 4 | / |
| Matveyas | 80 | 8 | / |
| Matvei | 77 | 588 | / |
| Matvey | 77 | 251 | / |
| Matvay | 77 | 42 | / |
| Matvij | 77 | 27 | / |
| Matvie | 77 | 8 | / |
| Matvee | 77 | 4 | / |
| Matvau | 77 | 2 | / |
| Matvuj | 77 | 1 | / |
| Matvejová | 75 | 56 | / |
| Matviya | 71 | 12 | / |
| Mathuea | 71 | 3 | / |
| Matveey | 71 | 3 | / |
| Matveus | 71 | 2 | / |
| Matvajs | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mathvai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matveyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matveich | 67 | 73 | / |
| Matveyts | 67 | 13 | / |
| Matvijou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Matveych | 67 | 6 | / |
| Matvisat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Matviyas | 67 | 4 | / |
| Matveiss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matvecho | 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Matveja
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