Surname Machat in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Machat families are predominantly Czechs (from Daruvar area ), rarely Hungarians. 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 Machat live in Croatia today, in two households only.
They are located in only threee Croatian places: in Sokolovac in Daruvar area (<5), Daruvar (<5), and in Gornji Daruvar (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Machat (including: Machatha , Machatt , Machát , Machathil and Machath ) is present in 22 countries worldwide. "Machatha " is used by some 300 people in Kenya and small number in the United States. "Machathil " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Tatjana Machat, Darko Machat, Nikolina Machat, Slavko Machat, Irma Machat, Josip Machat, Anton Machat, Dario Machat

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1938 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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