In Croatia, Matinac families are Croats (from Zupanja area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zupanja area and in Vinkovci.
Prevalence
About 40 people with faimily name Matinac live in Croatia today, in 11 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent. They are located in two Croatian counties, two cities and two other places, mostly in Gradiste in Zupanja area (35), Cepin in Osijek area (<5), Vinkovci (<5), and in Zupanja (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Matinac is present in this form only in Croatia.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.