Matěj Surname
Approximately 294 people bear this surname
Matěj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 293 | 1:36,292 | 5,961 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
Matěj (11,870) may also be a first name.
Matěj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matěj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Matěj is borne by more people in Czechia than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Matěj? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 906,170th most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 24,787,571 people. Matěj is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Matěj live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe. Matěj is also the 54,616th most widespread first name internationally, held by 11,870 people.
Matěj is most frequently occurring in Czechia, where it is carried by 293 people, or 1 in 36,292. In Czechia Matěj is most common in: Moravian-Silesian Region, where 30 percent reside, Olomouc Region, where 28 percent reside and Zlín Region, where 8 percent reside. Besides Czechia it exists in one country. It is also common in Slovakia, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matji | 80 | 1,849 | / |
| Matje | 80 | 371 | / |
| Matja | 80 | 233 | / |
| Matyj | 80 | 17 | / |
| Matějová | 77 | 313 | / |
| Matjie | 73 | 3,247 | / |
| Matija | 73 | 905 | / |
| Mattje | 73 | 825 | / |
| Matjee | 73 | 526 | / |
| Matjoi | 73 | 437 | / |
| Maatje | 73 | 388 | / |
| Maitja | 73 | 262 | / |
| Matjea | 73 | 171 | / |
| Matjoa | 73 | 83 | / |
| Maitji | 73 | 77 | / |
| Mastyj | 73 | 75 | / |
| Maatji | 73 | 31 | / |
| Matiji | 73 | 20 | / |
| Matjit | 73 | 20 | / |
| Maitje | 73 | 20 | / |
| Matjeu | 73 | 17 | / |
| Matyej | 73 | 15 | / |
| Matjio | 73 | 14 | / |
| Matjai | 73 | 9 | / |
| Matjei | 73 | 8 | / |
| Matije | 73 | 7 | / |
| Mastje | 73 | 6 | / |
| Matyuj | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mmatje | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mathje | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mathji | 73 | 1 | / |
| Matjer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Matjey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Matjes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Maatjé | 73 | 1 | / |
| Matjih | 73 | 1 | / |
| Matjis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mathja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Matjej | 73 | 1 | / |
| Matjoy | 73 | 0 | / |
| Maatjie | 67 | 784 | / |
| Mataija | 67 | 626 | / |
| Mattjie | 67 | 315 | / |
| Maatjes | 67 | 168 | / |
| Matijić | 67 | 81 | / |
| Mmatjie | 67 | 42 | / |
| Matjaiz | 67 | 17 | / |
| Mathija | 67 | 13 | / |
| Matjaya | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mastjer | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mmatjee | 67 | 7 | / |
| Matjeea | 67 | 6 | / |
| Maitjie | 67 | 5 | / |
| Matjiet | 67 | 4 | / |
| 'Matjoa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mathyuj | 67 | 3 | / |
| Matjehe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Matjied | 67 | 2 | / |
| Matjuha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Matjiee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maatija | 67 | 2 | / |
| Matijio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matejie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mathjis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mathiej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matijoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahatji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mattjje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matajie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matajja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matijie | 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 Matěj
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis