Matovinović families are Croats and they are mostly from Obrovac area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Obrovac area and in Zagreb.
Prevalence
About 100 people with faimily name Matovinović live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 130 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent. They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 12 cities and 11 other places, mostly in Varazdin (15), Zagreb (15), Vrbovsko (<10), Donji Andrijevci in Djakovo area (<10), and in Cres on the Island of Cres (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Matovinović is present in five countries on three continents. The family name "Matovinovic " is used by small number of people in Canada , small number in Australia , and small number of people in the United States.
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.