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Surname Matuka in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Matuka families are Croats (from Middle Bosnia ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Middle Bosnia (Travnik area) and in Middle Bosnia (Novi Travnik area).
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Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Matuka live in Croatia today, in 11 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 80 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 5 other places, mostly in Marina in Trogir area (10), Zagreb (<10), Kastel Stafilic (<5), Lokva Rogoznica (<5), and in Gornji Stupnik in Samobor area (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Matuka (including: Matucha , Matukha , Matuchina , Matukah , Matuca and Maatuka ) is present in 37 countries worldwide. "Maatuka " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Matucha " is used by some 300 people in Czech Republic , about 200 in Tanzania , and small number of people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Marica Matuka,
Dragutin Matuka,
Alan Matuka,
Anđelko Matuka,
Milica Matuka,
Boris Matuka,
Rujana Matuka,
Sarafina Matuka,
Nikola Matuka,
Anita Matuka,
Anto Matuka,
Žarko Matuka,
Blaž Matuka,
Slava Matuka,
Stjepan Matuka,
Ivan Matuka,
Ivana Matuka,
Ivo Matuka,
Janja Matuka