In Croatia, Mačai families are predominantly Croats (from Dubrovnik ), rarely Hungarians (from Backa, Vojvodina ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Dubrovnik and in Backa, Vojvodina.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Mačai live in Croatia today, in two households only. They are located in only two Croatian places: in Cibaca in Dubrovnik area (<10) and Dubrovnik (<5).
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.