Surname Matijas in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Matijas families are Croats (from Peljesac Peninsula ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek and Split.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Matijas live in Croatia today, in 7 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are only located in in 6 Croatian cities and another small place , mostly in Split (<5), Osijek (<5), Zagreb (<5), Vukovar (<5), and in Djakovo (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Matijas (including: Matiyas , Matiyash , Matyjas , Mathiyas , Matiias , Matyyash 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

Katica Matijas, Tony Matijas, Ruža Matijas, Neven Matijas, Mira Matijas, Stjepan Matijas, Antonija Matijas, Marija Matijas, Anton Matijas, Franko Matijas, Miloš Matijas, Adriana Matijas, Goran Matijas, Anja Matijas, Drgutin Matijas, Slavica Matijas, Foška Matijas, Stipe Matijas, Šimić Matijas

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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