Across the world, Matija (Matija 
, Матија , ماتيا 
) is a common mostly masculine, but seldom female forename. The first name Matija is characteristic of Southern Europe, particularly Croatia, where it is a common principally male, but scarcely female name, Montenegro, where it is quite a common male name, and Slovenia (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it is commonest in Southern Europe, particularly Croatia, Serbia, and Slovenia. Very seldom, Matija is the last name as well as the forename.
Matija is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
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| Matija | Montenegro, Serbia, Croatia, India, Slovenia |
| Матија | Serbia |
| ماتيا | Iraq, Iran |
| Матия | Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine |
Mach, Maciej, Macieja, Maciek, Maciuś, Madis, Maffeo, Maffio, Mate, Matej, Mateja, Mateo, Mateu, Mateus, Mateusz, Mateuszek, Matfei, Mathew, Mathias, Mathieu, Mathijs, Mati, Matiass, Matitjahu, Matityahu, Matjaž, Matteo, Matteus, Matthew, Matthias, Matthieu, Matthijs, Matthäus, Matti, Mattia, Mattias, Mattis, Mattityahu, Matvei, Matvej, Matvey, Matveï, Matwei, Matyáš, Matías, Matúš, Mazzeo, Maćko, Mátyás, Мадис,
| matija ivanić Croatian rebel (b. 1445) |
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matija gubec Croatian revolutionary, HR (b. 1538) |
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| matija divković Bosnian writer, BA (b. 1563) |
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| matija ferkić Croatian philosopher, HR (b. 1583) |
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| matija gačnik SI (b. 1580) |
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| matija bastjančič SI (b. 1591) |
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| matija klimka CZ (b. 1594) |
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| matija kastelec Slovene priest and writer, SI (b. 1620) |
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matija antun reljković Croatian writer, HR (b. 1732) |
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| matija juraj įtukanović Roman Catholic archbishop (b. 1682) |
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| matija podgornik (b. 1673) |
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| matija schoss SI (b. 1683) |
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matija petar katančić Croatian writer and lexicographer (1750-1825), HR (b. 1750) |
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| matija persky architect, AT (b. 1716) |
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matija ahacel philologist, publicist, teacher and musicologist, AT (b. 1779) |
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Ek, Nikolic, Novosel, Markovic, Bošnjak, Petrovic, Popović, Golubić, Vuković, Marković, Popovic, Crnković, Kovacevic, Perković, Petrović, Pintarić, Jovanovic, Stojanovic, Blažević, Knežević, Filipović, Kovačić, Posavec, Klarić, Božić, Kos, Bibi, Ilic, Sever, Koren, Kolar, Kralj, Novak, Varga, Marić, Matić, Babić, Kovač, Khatun, Pavić, Poljak, Grgić, Jurić, Herceg, Horvat, Mandić, Živković, and Kovačević