70
Bearers
23217.
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 23 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Matěják — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Královéhradecký kraj | 17 |
| 2 | Ústecký kraj | 14 |
| 3 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 12 |
| 4 | Jihočeský kraj | 9 |
| 5 | Hlavní město Praha | 8 |
| 6 | Středočeský kraj | 4 |
| 7 | Liberecký kraj | 3 |
| 8 | Jihomoravský kraj | 3 |
| Total CZ | 70 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Krnov | 9 |
| 2 | Praha | 8 |
| 3 | Vrchlabí | 6 |
| 4 | Český Krumlov | 5 |
| 5 | Teplice | 5 |
| 6 | Trutnov | 5 |
| 7 | Rumburk | 4 |
| 8 | Prachatice | 3 |
| 9 | Jablonec nad Nisou | 3 |
| 10 | Ústí nad Labem | 3 |
| 11 | Hořice | 3 |
| 12 | Říčany | 2 |
| 13 | Kadaň | 2 |
| 14 | Blansko | 2 |
| 15 | Bruntál | 2 |
| 16 | Kladno | 1 |
| 17 | Mladá Boleslav | 1 |
| 18 | Písek | 1 |
| 19 | Hradec Králové | 1 |
| 20 | Jičín | 1 |
| 21 | Nová Paka | 1 |
| 22 | Brno | 1 |
| 23 | Opava | 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