Surname Matejaš in modern Croatia

Matejaš families are Croats and they are mostly from Zlatar area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Zlatar area.

Prevalence

About 150 people with faimily name Matejaš live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 120 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 24 other places, mostly in Zagreb (30), Lipovljani in Novska area (15), Lobor in Zlatar area (15), Dukovec in Zabok area (10), and in Krizevci (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least four families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (2), Austria (1), and to Germany (1).
Family name Matejaš (including: Matejas , Mateias , Mateyash , Matheias and Mateyas ) is present in 14 countries on two continents.

Characteristic first names

Vladimir Matejaš, Josip Matejaš, Hrvoje Matejaš, Andreja Matejaš, Tomo Matejaš, Blaženka Matejaš, Mario Matejaš, Izidor Matejaš, Ivan Matejaš, Lorena Matejaš, Željko Matejaš, Snježana Matejaš, Manuela Matejaš, Krešimir Matejaš, Mihaela Matejaš, Martina Matejaš, Dragica Matejaš, Višnja Matejaš, Anka Matejaš

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.

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