Surname Mateš in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Mateš families are predominantly Croats (from Pakrac ), very rarely Italians (from Porec ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Pakrac.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Mateš live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Pakrac (15), Zagreb (10), Daruvarski Brestovac in Daruvar area (<5), Uljanik (<5), and in Porec (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Mateš (including: Mates , Mathes , Mattes , Matesh , Mathess , Matees , Madtes , Mathesh , Matesz and Matehs ) is present in 95 countries worldwide. The family name "Mates " is used by some 7000 people in Romania , about 2000 in the United States , and some 2000 people in the Philippines. "Mathes " is used by some 10000 people in the United States , about 8000 in Germany , and some 800 people in Brazil. "Madtes " is used by some 100 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Antun Mateš, Melita Mateš, Damir Mateš, Jadranko Mateš, Goran Mateš, Adriano Mateš, Stjepan Mateš, Anita Mateš, Helena Mateš, Bela Mateš, Vitomir Mateš, Dragana Mateš, Kristina Mateš, Toni Mateš, Ivica Mateš, Aldo Mateš, Marija Mateš, Jadranka Mateš, Siniša Mateš

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1923 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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