Matvejevs Surname
Approximately 849 people bear this surname
Matvejevs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 820 | 1:2,500 | 312 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Matvejevs Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matvejevs Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Matvejevs is more frequently found in Latvia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matvejevs? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 411,077th most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,583,682 people. The last name Matvejevs occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Matvejevs live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 98 percent live in Baltic Europe.
This surname is most commonly used in Latvia, where it is borne by 820 people, or 1 in 2,500. In Latvia Matvejevs is most frequent in: Riga Planning Region, where 59 percent reside, Latgale, where 19 percent reside and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Latvia this surname occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Estonia, where 2 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matvejev | 94 | 410 | / |
| Matvejeva | 89 | 1,583 | / |
| Matveev | 88 | 118,249 | / |
| Matvejv | 88 | 3 | / |
| Matveyev | 82 | 276 | / |
| Matvijev | 82 | 12 | / |
| Matveiev | 82 | 10 | / |
| Maveev | 80 | 15 | / |
| Matveyeva | 78 | 185 | / |
| Matvejeff | 78 | 20 | / |
| Matvieiev | 78 | 7 | / |
| Matveieva | 78 | 4 | / |
| Matveicev | 78 | 2 | / |
| Matvajeva | 78 | 1 | / |
| Matvejova | 78 | 1 | / |
| Matveihev | 78 | 1 | / |
| Motveev | 75 | 173 | / |
| Matvyev | 75 | 148 | / |
| Matviev | 75 | 26 | / |
| Matveiv | 75 | 10 | / |
| Matveef | 75 | 7 | / |
| Matveyv | 75 | 4 | / |
| Maiveev | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mahveev | 75 | 2 | / |
| Matveeff | 71 | 31 | / |
| Matveief | 71 | 7 | / |
| Matvayev | 71 | 4 | / |
| Matvijov | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mayveyev | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matvijiv | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matvysev | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maviev | 67 | 42 | / |
| Matveyeff | 67 | 20 | / |
| Matveieff | 67 | 19 | / |
| Mavyev | 67 | 13 | / |
| Motveyeva | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mavaev | 67 | 2 | / |
| Moveev | 67 | 2 | / |
| Matveychv | 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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- 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 Matvejevs
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