Surname Đuraj in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Đuraj families are Croats (from Ludbreg area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Koprivnica and in Ludbreg area.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Đuraj live in Croatia today, in 6 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only four naselja i to in Koprivnica (<10), Molve in Djurdjevac area (<10), Kutnjak in Koprivnica area (<10), and in Zadar (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Đuraj (including: Duraj , Durai , Duray , Gjuraj , Dhuray , Durray , Durraj , Giurai , Dueraj and Djuraj ) is present in 66 countries worldwide. "Gjuraj " is used by some 100 people in Albania , about 100 in the United States , and small number of people in Sweden. "Duray " is used by some 700 people in the Philippines , about 600 in the United States , and some 500 people in Turkey. "Giurai " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Tihomir Đuraj, Ljiljana Đuraj, Đurđica Đuraj, Franjo Đuraj, Sanja Đuraj, Jelica Đuraj, Vjekoslav Đuraj, Rudolf Đuraj, Mira Đuraj, Kata Đuraj, Drago Đuraj, Robert Đuraj, Željka Đuraj, Damir Đuraj, Ema Đuraj, Andrija Đuraj, Terezija Đuraj, Zdravko Đuraj, Marin Đuraj

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1749 in source 18th Century Census.

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