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Surname Matijan in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Matijan families are Croats (from Ivanic-Grad area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sisak and in Ivanic-Grad area. In Sela in Sisak every twentieth inhabitant had the family name Matijan.
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Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Matijan live in Croatia today, in 10 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in two Croatian counties, two cities and 6 other places, mostly in Sisak (<10), Drnek in Ivanic-Grad area (<5), Sela (<5), Velika Gorica (<5), and in Lekenik in Petrinja area (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Matijan (including: Mathaiyan , Matilyan , Mathiyan and Matiyan ) is present in 14 countries on four continents.
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Characteristic first names
Jurica Matijan,
Alen Matijan,
Silvio Matijan,
Dorica Matijan,
Vlado Matijan,
Vladimir Matijan,
Sanja Matijan,
Stjepan Matijan,
Ivica Matijan,
Željka Matijan,
Ana Matijan,
Dragutina Matijan,
Marica Matijan,
Ivan Matijan,
Zlatko Matijan,
Slavica Matijan,
Jadranka Matijan,
Radojka Matijan,
Višnja Matijan