Surname Mačina in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Mačina families are almost entirely Croats (from Pazin area ), barely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and Sinj.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Mačina live in Croatia today, in 17 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in four Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 5 other places, mostly in Rovinj (10), Otok in Sinj area (<10), Split (<10), Djurdjevac (<10), and in Modrusani in Pazin area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Mačina (including: Macina , Machina , Mazzina , Macchina , Matschina , Machkina , Maachina , Macihina , Machtina and Mackina ) is present in 62 countries worldwide. The family name "Macina " is used by some 6000 people in Mali , about 3000 in Italy , and some 1000 people in the United States. "Matschina " is used by small number of people in Germany and small number in the United States. "Mazzina " is used by some 200 people in Italy , about 200 in Argentina , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Klara Mačina, Irena Mačina, Mirjana Mačina, Josip Mačina, Biljana Mačina, Marijana Mačina, Rikard Mačina, Marija Mačina, Mario Mačina, Marijan Mačina, Ivan Mačina, Branko Mačina, Davor Mačina, Gorana Mačina, Tanja Mačina, Igor Mačina, Anđelka Mačina, Bojan Mačina, Alen Mačina

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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