Surname Martinjaš in modern Croatia

Martinjaš families are Croats and they are mostly from Podturen near Mursko Sredisce. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Cakovec and in Mursko Sredisce area.

Prevalence

About 80 people with faimily name Martinjaš live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent.
They are located in four Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 11 other places, mostly in Podturen in Mursko Sredisce area (20), Cakovec (15), Sivica in Mursko Sredisce area (<10), Karlovac (<10), and in Pretetinec in Cakovec area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Martinjaš is present in this form only in Croatia.

Characteristic first names

Marijan Martinjaš, Antun Martinjaš, Tatjana Martinjaš, Željka Martinjaš, Marko Martinjaš, Oliver Martinjaš, Stjepan Martinjaš, Robert Martinjaš, Milka Martinjaš, Slavko Martinjaš, Mirjana Martinjaš, Zdravko Martinjaš, Damir Martinjaš, Zlatko Martinjaš, Davorka Martinjaš, Viktor Martinjaš, Mirko Martinjaš, Sandra Martinjaš, Krunoslav Martinjaš

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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