Matušan families are Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Rab. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born on the Island of Rab and in Rijeka.
Prevalence
About 210 people with faimily name Matušan live in Croatia today, in 80 households. There were 140 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 60 percent. They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 14 other places, mostly in Banjol (65), Kampor (40) and Palit (40) on the Island of Rab, Zagreb (15), and in Rijeka (10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Matušan (including: Matusan , Mathusan ) is present in 12 countries worldwide.
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.