Surname Matekić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Matekić families are Croats (from Nova Gradiska area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Nova Gradiska area.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Matekić live in Croatia today, in three households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in only one small Croatian place, in Donji Varos in Nova Gradiska area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Matekić (including: Matecic , Matekic and Matechick ) is present in five countries on three continents. "Matechick " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Viktorija Matekić, Živko Matekić, Josip Matekić, Antun Matekić, Jadranka Matekić, Dražen Matekić, Josipa Matekić, Velimir Matekić, Dalibor Matekić, Ivan Matekić, Eva Matekić, Gavro Matekić, Mato Matekić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1942 in source Phone Directory of the Independent State of Croatia 1942.

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