417
Bearers
3818.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
After an ancestor
A patronymic surname derived from a given name.
Origin: from a given name
A general explanation of the surname based on typical patterns (occupation, trait, ancestor's name, place). A particular family may have a different history.
Surname distribution by municipality
Number of bearers by municipality across Czechia (source: MV ČR archive, ~2011). Showing the 30 most frequent of 65 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Matěj — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 198 |
| 2 | Olomoucký kraj | 80 |
| 3 | Jihomoravský kraj | 36 |
| 4 | Ústecký kraj | 20 |
| 5 | Zlínský kraj | 20 |
| 6 | Královéhradecký kraj | 15 |
| 7 | Hlavní město Praha | 13 |
| 8 | Středočeský kraj | 12 |
| 9 | Pardubický kraj | 11 |
| 10 | Liberecký kraj | 5 |
| 11 | Plzeňský kraj | 3 |
| 12 | Jihočeský kraj | 2 |
| 13 | Kraj Vysočina | 1 |
| 14 | Karlovarský kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 417 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ostrava | 103 |
| 2 | Frýdek-Místek | 38 |
| 3 | Olomouc | 28 |
| 4 | Šumperk | 21 |
| 5 | Brno | 14 |
| 6 | Uherský Brod | 14 |
| 7 | Praha | 13 |
| 8 | Hodonín | 13 |
| 9 | Opava | 13 |
| 10 | Zábřeh | 13 |
| 11 | Pardubice | 8 |
| 12 | Frýdlant nad Ostravicí | 8 |
| 13 | Bílovec | 8 |
| 14 | Jablonec nad Nisou | 5 |
| 15 | Most | 5 |
| 16 | Ústí nad Labem | 5 |
| 17 | Znojmo | 5 |
| 18 | Děčín | 4 |
| 19 | Hradec Králové | 4 |
| 20 | Náchod | 4 |
| 21 | Nové Město nad Metují | 4 |
| 22 | Havířov | 4 |
| 23 | Kopřivnice | 4 |
| 24 | Odry | 4 |
| 25 | Uničov | 4 |
| 26 | Mohelnice | 4 |
| 27 | Kolín | 3 |
| 28 | Mladá Boleslav | 3 |
| 29 | Bílina | 3 |
| 30 | Zlín | 3 |
Historical trend by year of birth
Number of living bearers by year of birth (as of 2011, source: MV ČR archive).
Source: MV ČR – četnost příjmení (archiv) · Data year: 2011