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Surname Mataruga in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Mataruga families are predominantly Serbs, rarely Croats (from Vukovar ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Hrvatska Kostajnica area and in Hrvatska Kostajnica area. In Berek in Bosanian Posavina every fourth inhabitant had the family name Mataruga.
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Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Mataruga live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are only located in four Croatian cities and 5 other places, mostly in Rijeka (<5), Vukovar (<5), Kraljeva Velika in Novska area (<5), Slabinja in Hrvatska Kostajnica area (<5), and in Samobor (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Mataruga is present in 9 countries on four continents. The family name "Mataruga " is used by small number of people in Canada , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Czech Republic.
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Characteristic first names
Aleksandar Mataruga,
Radmila Mataruga,
Darija Mataruga,
Mirko Mataruga,
Dragutin Mataruga,
Jela Mataruga,
Nebojša Mataruga,
Smiljka Mataruga,
Ljuba Mataruga,
Maria Mataruga,
Gavro Mataruga,
Gojko Mataruga,
Sava Mataruga,
Anastazija Mataruga,
Mile Mataruga,
Božo Mataruga,
Dušan Mataruga,
Jovo Mataruga,
Stojica Mataruga