In Croatia, Matičec families are Croats (from Bjelovar ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bjelovar and Zagreb.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Matičec live in Croatia today, in four households only. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved. They are located in three Croatian cities only: in Zagreb (<5), Bjelovar (<5), and in Koprivnica (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Matičec is present in this form only in Croatia.