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Worldwide, Matwejew (Матвеев , Matwejew ) is a very rare male forename. The first name Matwejew is habitual in Eastern Europe, particularly Russia, where it is a very rare boy's name. Much more prevalently, Matwejew is the last name as well as the forename.
Matwejew is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Matwejew , the operatic character in the opera Krieg und Frieden, War and Peace.