Matěj Surname

906,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 294 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Matěj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matěj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia2931:36,2925,961
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

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 surname Matěj is held by more people in Czechia than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Matěj? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 906,170th most common surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,787,571 people. Matěj is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Matěj are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 54,616th most common first name internationally It is held by 11,870 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Czechia, where it is borne by 293 people, or 1 in 36,292. In Czechia it is primarily found in: Moravian-Silesian Region, where 30 percent are found, Olomouc Region, where 28 percent are found and Zlín Region, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Czechia this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matji801,849/
Matje80371/
Matja80233/
Matyj8017/
Matějová77313/
Matjie733,247/
Matija73905/
Mattje73825/
Matjee73526/
Matjoi73437/
Maatje73388/
Maitja73262/
Matjea73171/
Matjoa7383/
Maitji7377/
Mastyj7375/
Maatji7331/
Matiji7320/
Matjit7320/
Maitje7320/
Matjeu7317/
Matyej7315/
Matjio7314/
Matjai739/
Matjei738/
Matije737/
Mastje736/
Matyuj734/
Mmatje731/
Mathje731/
Mathji731/
Matjer731/
Matjey731/
Matjes731/
Maatjé731/
Matjih731/
Matjis731/
Mathja731/
Matjej731/
Matjoy730/
Maatjie67784/
Mataija67626/
Mattjie67315/
Maatjes67168/
Matijić6781/
Mmatjie6742/
Matjaiz6717/
Mathija6713/
Matjaya6711/
Mastjer679/
Mmatjee677/
Matjeea676/
Maitjie675/
Matjiet674/
'Matjoa674/
Mathyuj673/
Matjehe672/
Matjied672/
Matjuha672/
Matjiee672/
Maatija672/
Matijio671/
Matejie671/
Mathjis671/
Mathiej671/
Matijoa671/
Mahatji671/
Mattjje671/
Matajie671/
Matajja671/
Matijie671/

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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
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