606
Bearers
2493.
Rank
female
Gender
Meaning
After an ancestor
The feminine form of the surname Matěj. 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 92 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Matějová — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 253 |
| 2 | Olomoucký kraj | 87 |
| 3 | Jihomoravský kraj | 66 |
| 4 | Zlínský kraj | 39 |
| 5 | Hlavní město Praha | 31 |
| 6 | Ústecký kraj | 28 |
| 7 | Středočeský kraj | 26 |
| 8 | Kraj Vysočina | 20 |
| 9 | Královéhradecký kraj | 15 |
| 10 | Pardubický kraj | 12 |
| 11 | Liberecký kraj | 11 |
| 12 | Jihočeský kraj | 8 |
| 13 | Plzeňský kraj | 7 |
| 14 | Karlovarský kraj | 3 |
| Total CZ | 606 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ostrava | 137 |
| 2 | Frýdek-Místek | 51 |
| 3 | Brno | 32 |
| 4 | Praha | 31 |
| 5 | Olomouc | 30 |
| 6 | Šumperk | 21 |
| 7 | Opava | 16 |
| 8 | Hodonín | 13 |
| 9 | Uherský Brod | 13 |
| 10 | Zábřeh | 13 |
| 11 | Uherské Hradiště | 11 |
| 12 | Bílovec | 11 |
| 13 | Odry | 11 |
| 14 | Pardubice | 8 |
| 15 | Sedlčany | 7 |
| 16 | Děčín | 7 |
| 17 | Hradec Králové | 7 |
| 18 | Prostějov | 6 |
| 19 | Žďár nad Sázavou | 6 |
| 20 | Frýdlant nad Ostravicí | 6 |
| 21 | Uničov | 6 |
| 22 | Milevsko | 5 |
| 23 | Most | 5 |
| 24 | Rosice | 5 |
| 25 | Vsetín | 5 |
| 26 | Chomutov | 4 |
| 27 | Louny | 4 |
| 28 | Ústí nad Labem | 4 |
| 29 | Semily | 4 |
| 30 | Broumov | 4 |
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