In Croatia, Maćašević families are generally Croats (from Nova Gradiska area ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Nova Gradiska area and in Zagreb.
Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Maćašević live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent. They are located in only four Croatian places: in Gornji Varos (10) and Uskoci (<10) in Nova Gradiska area, Visnjevac (<5), and in Osijek (<5).