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Surname Matanić in modern Croatia
Matanić families are Croats and they are mostly from Obrovac area. According to some sources they are from Brinje area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Slunj and in Obrovac area. In Donji Lađevac in Slunj every fifth inhabitant had the family name Matanić.
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Prevalence
About 490 people with faimily name Matanić live in Croatia today, in 220 households. There were 510 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 33 cities and 54 other places, mostly in Zagreb (110), Karlovac (40), Ivankovo in Vinkovci area (30), Slavonski Brod (25), and in Donji Andrijevci in Djakovo area (20).
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Outside Croatia
At least 15 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (7), the United States (6), Switzerland (1), and to Australia (1).
Family name Matanić (including: Matanich , Matanic , Matanick and Matanych ) is present in 10 countries on four continents. The family name "Matanic " is used by some 50 people in the United States , small number in Germany , and small number of people in Argentina. "Matanich " is used by some 90 people in the United States. "Matanick " is used by small number of people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Ivica Matanić,
Dubravko Matanić,
Dubravka Matanić,
Dalibor Matanić,
Marin Matanić,
Daliborka Matanić,
Maja Matanić,
Lidija Matanić,
Tomislav Matanić,
Stanislav Matanić,
Krešimir Matanić,
Renata Matanić,
Ivan Matanić,
Milan Matanić,
Tomo Matanić,
Goran Matanić,
Ivana Matanić,
Vergenija Matanić,
Jure Matanić
