Surname
Matej
58
Bearers
26842.
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 27 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Matej — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ústecký kraj | 14 |
| 2 | Jihočeský kraj | 10 |
| 3 | Jihomoravský kraj | 7 |
| 4 | Kraj Vysočina | 6 |
| 5 | Hlavní město Praha | 6 |
| 6 | Středočeský kraj | 4 |
| 7 | Plzeňský kraj | 4 |
| 8 | Olomoucký kraj | 3 |
| 9 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 2 |
| 10 | Zlínský kraj | 1 |
| 11 | Liberecký kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 58 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 6 |
| 2 | Most | 6 |
| 3 | Litvínov | 4 |
| 4 | Třeboň | 3 |
| 5 | Třebíč | 3 |
| 6 | Brno | 3 |
| 7 | Náměšť nad Oslavou | 3 |
| 8 | Přerov | 3 |
| 9 | České Budějovice | 2 |
| 10 | Strakonice | 2 |
| 11 | Vimperk | 2 |
| 12 | Přeštice | 2 |
| 13 | Chomutov | 2 |
| 14 | Varnsdorf | 2 |
| 15 | Hodonín | 2 |
| 16 | Rosice | 2 |
| 17 | Kutná Hora | 1 |
| 18 | Příbram | 1 |
| 19 | Rakovník | 1 |
| 20 | Říčany | 1 |
| 21 | Prachatice | 1 |
| 22 | Tachov | 1 |
| 23 | Plzeň | 1 |
| 24 | Frýdlant | 1 |
| 25 | Havířov | 1 |
| 26 | Ostrava | 1 |
| 27 | Valašské Meziříčí | 1 |
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