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Surname Magaš in modern Croatia
Magaš families are Croats and they are mostly from Zadar area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar and Rijeka. In Vinjerac in Zadar area every sixth inhabitant had the family name Magaš.
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Prevalence
About 540 people with faimily name Magaš live in Croatia today, in 250 households. There were 400 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 32 cities and 37 other places, mostly in Zadar (120), Rijeka (60), Nin (50), Zagreb (45), and in Vinjerac in Zadar area (30).
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Outside Croatia
At least 12 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (6), Australia (4), the Netherlands (1), and to the United Kingdom (1).
Family name Magaš (including: Magas , Magassa , Magashi , Magasha , Maghas , Magassy , Magash , Magass , Magassi and Magasch ) is present in 62 countries worldwide. "Maghas " is used by some 500 people in Kenya and small number in the United States. "Maggass " is used by small number of people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Damir Magaš,
Dragan Magaš,
Martina Magaš,
Kristijan Magaš,
Olga Magaš,
Blanka Magaš,
Branko Magaš,
Milan Magaš,
Igor Magaš,
Vesna Magaš,
Ivica Magaš,
Ante Magaš,
Velimir Magaš,
Draga Magaš,
Šime Magaš,
Dario Magaš,
Zvjezdana Magaš,
Josip Magaš,
Goran Magaš
