Mati families are Croats and they are mostly from Cakovec area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Cakovec area. In Potok in Cazma area every sixth inhabitant had the family name Mati.
Prevalence
About 80 people with faimily name Mati live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent. They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 5 other places, mostly in Gorican in Cakovec area (30), Zagreb (25), Cakovec (<10), Bjelovar (<5), and in Vuglovec (<5).