Surname Matahlija in modern Croatia

Matahlija families are Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Rab. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born on the Island of Rab and in Rijeka.

Prevalence

About 190 people with faimily name Matahlija live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 100 percent.
They are only located in in 11 Croatian cities and 5 other places, mostly in Lopar on the Island of Rab (165), Rijeka (20), Zagreb (<10), Cikovici (<10), and in Smrika (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Matahlija is present in five countries on three continents.

Characteristic first names

Marlena Matahlija, Sanjin Matahlija, Vanja Matahlija, Ivan Matahlija, Tihomir Matahlija, Robert Matahlija, Toni Matahlija, Dragan Matahlija, Željko Matahlija, Goran Matahlija, Čedomir Matahlija, Gordana Matahlija, Denis Matahlija, Kristijan Matahlija, Ruža Matahlija, Rosanda Matahlija, Marijana Matahlija, Šime Matahlija, Linda Matahlija

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.

Do you know more?

If you want to preserve a family story or memory of a person with this surname:

Preserve memories