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Surname Matulja in modern Croatia
Matulja families are Croats and they are mostly from Opatija area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and in Opatija area.
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Prevalence
About 70 people with faimily name Matulja live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in four Croatian counties, in 6 cities and four other places, mostly in Matulji (40) and Lovran (<10) in Opatija area, Sibenik (<10), Opatija (<10), and in Jurdani in Opatija area (<10).
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Outside Croatia
At least one family with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Matulja (including: Matulia , Mattuglia , Matulya , Mattulia and Matullina ) is present in 10 countries worldwide. The family name "Matulja " is used by some 100 people in Brazil and small number in the United States. "Matulia " is used by some 60 people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Ivo Matulja,
Tin Matulja,
Ferdo Matulja,
Laura Matulja,
Roland Matulja,
Darijo Matulja,
Robin Matulja,
Loredana Matulja,
Romeo Matulja,
Tanja Matulja,
Andrea Matulja,
Silvana Matulja,
Ivan Matulja,
Vilma Matulja,
Anđelka Matulja,
Elizabeta Matulja,
Branka Matulja,
Sabrina Matulja,
Marino Matulja
