-
Surname Matijaš in modern Croatia
Matijaš families are usually Croats and they are mostly from Trogir area , rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Trogir area and in Trogir. In places Vrsine and Marina in Trogir area every fifth inhabitant had the family name Matijaš.
-
Prevalence
About 790 people with faimily name Matijaš live in Croatia today, in 310 households. There were 700 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 26 cities and 60 other places, mostly in Vrsine in Trogir area (115), Split (105), Marina in Trogir area (100), Zagreb (60), and in Trogir (35).
-
Outside Croatia
At least eight families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (2), Australia (2), the United States (2), Switzerland (1), and to France (1).
Family name Matijaš (including: Matiyash , Matiyas , Matyjas , Matijas , Mathiyas , Matiyashe , Matiias , Matiyashi , Mathiyash and Mathiias ) is present in 23 countries worldwide. The family name "Matijas " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Matyjas " is used by some 600 people in Poland , small number in Germany , and small number of people in the United States.
-
Characteristic first names
Saša Matijaš,
Zvonko Matijaš,
Denis Matijaš,
Darko Matijaš,
Goran Matijaš,
Vinko Matijaš,
Ilko Matijaš,
Ljubo Matijaš,
Bogdan Matijaš,
Marijana Matijaš,
Nada Matijaš,
Irene Matijaš,
Ivo Matijaš,
Nevenka Matijaš,
Igor Matijaš,
Miroslav Matijaš,
Alen Matijaš,
Ivica Matijaš,
Vlade Matijaš
