In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zupanja area.
Prevalence
Only a few people with faimily name Mato live in Croatia today, in households. They are located in only one small Croatian place, in Strizivojna in Djakovo area (<5).
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1749 in source 18th Century Census.