Czech surnames
Matějka: what the name means
Matějka: from the first name Matěj.
In January 2017, 8,893 people in Czechia were named Matějka or Matějková (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha1,119
- Around Plzeň270
- Around Klatovy257
- Around Brno224
- Around České Budějovice209
Areas are the Interior Ministry’s; numbers under 5 are not shown.
In America the name was often written without the Czech accents, so family papers may say Matejka.
To find the family in the old parish books, you need the village they came from.
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Questions
What does the surname Matějka mean?
Matějka: from the first name Matěj.
How many people are called Matějka in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 8,893 people in Czechia were named Matějka or Matějková, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Matějka most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (1,119), Plzeň (270), Klatovy (257).