Matokanović families are Croats and they are mostly from Nova Gradiska area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Nova Gradiska area and in Bosanian Posavina (Bosanska Gradiska area). In places Uskoci and Gornji Varoš in Nova Gradiska area every eighth inhabitant had the family name Matokanović.
Prevalence
About 110 people with faimily name Matokanović live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 70 percent. They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 8 other places, mostly in Gornji Varos (50) and Uskoci (25) in Nova Gradiska area, Zagreb (20), Novi Varos in Nova Gradiska area (<5), and in Sisak (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Matokanović is present in three countries on three continents.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.