Cognomen Матея (Mateja 
, Матея 
, Mateya 
) , all over the world, is quite a common last name. The last name Матея is characteristic of Slovenia, where it is quite a common surname, Poland, where it is quite a rare surname, and Serbia. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Slovenia, Poland, and the United States. More prevalently, Матея is the forename as well as the last name.