Surname Matija in modern Croatia

Matija families are Croats and they are mostly from Donja Stubica area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Donja Stubica area and in Zagreb. In Karivaroš in Donja Stubica area every ninth inhabitant had the family name Matija.

Prevalence

About 100 people with faimily name Matija live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 13 cities and 10 other places, mostly in Karivaros in Donja Stubica area (30), Josipovo in Slatina area (15), Zagreb (<10), Gornja Stubica in Donja Stubica area (<10), and in Graberje Ivanicko (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Matija (including: Matiya , Mathiya , Matyja , Matieva , Matilya , Matiella , Mathija , Matijah and Matiia ) is present in 44 countries worldwide. The family name "Matija " is used by some 100 people in Albania , about 70 in Italy , and small number of people in the United States. "Matyja " is used by some 3000 people in Poland , about 200 in the United States , and some 100 people in France. "Matiella " is used by some 400 people in Mexico and about 70 in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivan Matija, Marijo Matija, Dubravka Matija, Tugomir Matija, Damir Matija, Adriana Matija, Lidija Matija, Nevenka Matija, Robert Matija, Spomenka Matija, Marijan Matija, Davorin Matija, Danijel Matija, Josip Matija, Đurđica Matija, Dražen Matija, Tihomir Matija, Ljudevit Matija, Zdenko Matija

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1928 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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