Matvejs Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Matvejs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matvejs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia421:48,8117,408
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178

Matvejs (197) may also be a first name.

Matvejs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Matvejs is more frequently found in Latvia than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matvejs? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,352,516th most commonly used surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. Matvejs is mostly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Matvejs live; 65 percent live in Northern Europe and 65 percent live in Baltic Europe. Matvejs is also the 646,152nd most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 197 people.

The surname Matvejs is most commonly occurring in Latvia, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 48,811. In Latvia it is most numerous in: Riga Planning Region, where 50 percent reside, Latgale, where 29 percent reside and Vidzeme, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account Latvia Matvejs is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.

Matvejs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Matvejs surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Matvejs earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.82% more than the national average, earning $48,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matves9233/
Matveus862/
Mathves861/
Matvajs861/
Matvets861/
Matveets8042/
Matveyts8013/
Matveyas808/
Matveiss801/
Matvis771/
Matbes771/
Mathues71906/
Mathvis711/
Matveich6773/
Matthues6723/
Mathhues6714/
Matveych676/
Matviyas674/
Mathuess670/
Matbis624/
Mathuis5718/
Matvich579/
Mattbis570/
Maathuis531,083/
Matthuis5310/
Mathuise531/
Motveich531/
Matthuise509/
Matthuetz501/

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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 Matvejs
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