Surname
Matejka
80
Bearers
20771.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
Derived from the given name Matěj (Matthew).
Origin: from Matěj (Matthew)
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 32 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Matejka — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 22 |
| 2 | Hlavní město Praha | 13 |
| 3 | Karlovarský kraj | 10 |
| 4 | Ústecký kraj | 9 |
| 5 | Zlínský kraj | 9 |
| 6 | Plzeňský kraj | 4 |
| 7 | Středočeský kraj | 3 |
| 8 | Královéhradecký kraj | 2 |
| 9 | Jihočeský kraj | 2 |
| 10 | Jihomoravský kraj | 2 |
| 11 | Pardubický kraj | 1 |
| 12 | Olomoucký kraj | 1 |
| 13 | Liberecký kraj | 1 |
| 14 | Kraj Vysočina | 1 |
| Total CZ | 80 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 13 |
| 2 | Ostrava | 9 |
| 3 | Karlovy Vary | 6 |
| 4 | Otrokovice | 5 |
| 5 | Karviná | 4 |
| 6 | Havířov | 4 |
| 7 | Lovosice | 3 |
| 8 | Frýdek-Místek | 3 |
| 9 | Sokolov | 2 |
| 10 | Stříbro | 2 |
| 11 | Děčín | 2 |
| 12 | Žatec | 2 |
| 13 | Dvůr Králové nad Labem | 2 |
| 14 | Uherské Hradiště | 2 |
| 15 | Znojmo | 2 |
| 16 | Frýdlant nad Ostravicí | 2 |
| 17 | Rožnov pod Radhoštěm | 2 |
| 18 | Kutná Hora | 1 |
| 19 | Mladá Boleslav | 1 |
| 20 | Černošice | 1 |
| 21 | Tábor | 1 |
| 22 | Kaplice | 1 |
| 23 | Cheb | 1 |
| 24 | Klatovy | 1 |
| 25 | Rokycany | 1 |
| 26 | Ostrov | 1 |
| 27 | Litoměřice | 1 |
| 28 | Rumburk | 1 |
| 29 | Frýdlant | 1 |
| 30 | Pardubice | 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