Surname Macha in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Macha families are predominantly Czechs (from Daruvar ), rarely Croats (from Slatina ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Daruvar area.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Macha live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in two Croatian cities only, in Daruvar (<10) and Slatina (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Macha (including: Maccha , MacChia , Macchia , Machha , Machhua , Machhwa , Machaa , Mmacha and Mactha ) is present in 75 countries worldwide. The family name "Macha " is used by some 40000 people in Tanzania , about 2000 in the United States , and some 2000 people in Zambia. "Machha " is used by small number of people in the United States. "MacChia " is used by some 5000 people in Italy , about 2000 in the United States , and some 1000 people in Argentina.

Characteristic first names

Miroslav Macha, Jitka Macha, Goran Macha, Zora Macha, Iva Macha, Laura Macha, Josip Macha, Jiri Macha, Kazimir Macha, Marija Macha, Stjepan Macha, Teodora Macha

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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