Mateja

Mateja is a surname and a female or male first name .

Origin and meaning

The first name Mateja occurs in the successor states of Yugoslavia. It is derived from the name Matthäus or Matthias .

Name bearers

• Mateja Kralj (* 1985), Slovenian toboggan runner
• Mateja Robnik (* 1987), Slovenian ski racer
• Mateja Svet (* 1968), Slovenian ski racer
• Mateja Zver (* 1988), Slovenian national soccer player

Name bearer

• Mateja Kežman (Cyrillic Матеја Кежман; * 1979), Serbian football player

family name

• Robert Mateja (* 1974), Polish ski jumper and ski jumping trainer

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 Frequency, regional distribution and age cohort distribution of the name Mateja in Slovenia