Surname Matek in modern Croatia

Matek families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Obrovac area , barely Czechs (Pakrac). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Obrovac area.

Prevalence

About 360 people with faimily name Matek live in Croatia today, in 140 households. There were 220 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 70 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 19 cities and 20 other places, mostly in Zagreb (105), Orahovica (35), Zadar (30), Rovanjska in Benkovac area (20), and in Pakrac (15).

Outside Croatia

Family name Matek (including: Matechuk , Mattek , Matechak , Matech , Matechik , Mathek , Matteck , Matec and Mateck ) is present in 36 countries worldwide. The family name "Matek " is used by some 400 people in Poland , about 80 in Czech Republic , and some 70 people in the United States. "Mattek " is used by some 300 people in the United States. "Matteck " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Danijel Matek, Ivan Matek, Vladimir Matek, Petar Matek, Igor Matek, Tomislav Matek, Vlado Matek, Ankica Matek, Gordana Matek, Hrvoje Matek, Marko Matek, Marijo Matek, Jurica Matek, Nikola Matek, Robert Matek, Bojana Matek, Vesna Matek, Svjetlana Matek, Josipa Matek

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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