Surname Macakanja in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Macakanja families are mainly Serbs, less frequently Croats (from Slunj area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Glina and Benkovac. In Šaševa in Glina every fifth inhabitant had the family name Macakanja.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Macakanja live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 160 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 12 cities and 12 other places, mostly in Glina (10), Saseva (<10), Rijeka (<10), Borovo in Vukovar area (<10), and in Zagreb (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least one family with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Macakanja is present in 10 countries on four continents. The family name "Macakanja " is used by some 60 people in the United States and small number in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Tamara Macakanja, Dora Macakanja, Saša Macakanja, Dino Macakanja, Dražen Macakanja, Sanjin Macakanja, Davor Macakanja, Sanja Macakanja, Pero Macakanja, Bernadica Macakanja, Dragica Macakanja, Rajka Macakanja, Nada Macakanja, Slava Macakanja, Valter Macakanja, Ruža Macakanja, Stela Macakanja, Mirko Macakanja, Stevo Macakanja

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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