Surname Matina in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Matina families are predominantly Croats (from Koprivnica area ), rarely Czechs (from Daruvar area ), and barely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Koprivnica area and in Koprivnica.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Matina live in Croatia today, in 18 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, threee cities and four other places, mostly in Hlebine in Koprivnica area (15), Daruvarski Brestovac in Daruvar area (15), Zagreb (<10), Daruvar (<10), and in Bjelovar (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Matina (including: Mattina , Matinha , Mathina , Matyna , Mathurina and Maatina ) is present in 49 countries worldwide. "Mathina " is used by some 1000 people in Democratic Republic of Congo , about 100 in Kenya , and small number of people in the United States. "Mattina " is used by some 1000 people in Italy , about 900 in the United States , and some 400 people in Argentina.

Characteristic first names

Iva Matina, Tanja Matina, Javorka Matina, Saša Matina, Dražen Matina, Dario Matina, Danko Matina, Ivan Matina, Anamarija Matina, Zdravko Matina, Josip Matina, Monika Matina, Zdravka Matina, Ana Matina, Kruno Matina, Sanja Matina, Gordana Matina, Mihaela Matina, Marta Matina

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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