Czech surnames
Matyáš: what the name means
Matyáš: from the first name Matyáš (Matthias).
In January 2017, 2,314 people in Czechia were named Matyáš or Matyášová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha195
- Around Brno126
- Around Žamberk118
- Around Slavkov u Brna86
- Around Kyjov60
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 Matyas.
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 Matyáš mean?
Matyáš: from the first name Matyáš (Matthias).
How many people are called Matyáš in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 2,314 people in Czechia were named Matyáš or Matyášová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Matyáš most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (195), Brno (126), Žamberk (118).