Family name Матушка (Matuska 
, Матушка 
, Matuška 
) , around the globe, is quite a rare surname. The cognomen Матушка is characteristic of Eastern Europe, particularly Slovakia, where it is quite a common surname, Czechia, and Hungary, where it is quite a rare surname. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Czechia, Slovakia, and the United States. Very seldom, Матушка is the forename as well as the last name.