Name Matej.

  • Name Matej in modern Croatia

    Matej is a male name, in Croatia exclusively Croatian. It is one of the more common names (among the top 500) in Croatia, with over ten thousand namesakes living there.

  • The relative popularity of names Matej in Croatia

    The name Matej was the most popular from years 1989 to 1996. The peak year was 1996. It was the least popular from years 1944 to 1955.

  • Prevalence

    Name Matej is relatively more common in the north of the country. Most of the persons named Matej live in the following cities and municipalities: Zagreb (over a thousand), Osijek (over four hundred), Slavonski Brod (over two hundred). Relatively speaking, the city with the highest percentage of namesakes is Bošnjaci (0.48% of total population).

  • Name Matej around the globe

    See the countries where name Matej is common, frequency and prevalence at mondonomo.ai

  • Mentions in sources

    In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned about one hundred times, the first time 1664 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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