Surname Mataša in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Mataša families are Croats (from Dubrovnik ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Dubrovnik.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Mataša live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in only four naselja i to in Zagreb (<5), Nova Mokosica (<5), Mokosica (<5), and in Osojnik (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Mataša (including: Matasa , Matassa , Matasha , Mathwasa and Mathasa ) is present in 28 countries worldwide. "Matassa " is used by some 800 people in Italy , about 700 in the United States , and some 300 people in Argentina. "Mathwasa " is used by some 300 people in Zimbabwe , about 300 in South Africa , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Marija Mataša, Stjepan Mataša, Mario Mataša, Antun Mataša, Katarina Mataša, Mara Mataša, Nike Mataša, Luko Mataša, Pere Mataša, Mare Mataša, Luka Mataša, Kate Mataša, Lucia Mataša, Maria Mataša, Pero Mataša, Đuro Mataša

Mentions in sources

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

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