Surname Bajer in modern Croatia

Bajer families are Croats and they are mostly from Varazdin area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Varazdin and in Varazdin area.

Prevalence

About 80 people with faimily name Bajer live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 230 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 15 cities and 13 other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Rajic (<10), Varazdin (<10), Varazdinske Toplice (<10), and in Vukovar (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Bajer (including: Bayer , Baier , Bajeer , Balyer , Bajher , Bhayer , Bayerh , Bajjer and Baayer ) is present in 124 countries worldwide. The family name "Bajer " is used by some 3000 people in Poland , about 1000 in Czech Republic , and some 300 people in the United States. "Bayer " is used by some 30000 people in Germany , about 10000 in the United States , and some 10000 people in Turkey. "Baier " is used by some 30000 people in Germany , about 9000 in the United States , and some 2000 people in Austria.

Characteristic first names

Vedran Bajer, Josip Bajer, Radivoj Bajer, Zdravko Bajer, Krunoslav Bajer, Zlatica Bajer, Alenko Bajer, Stjepan Bajer, Marjana Bajer, Saša Bajer, Natalija Bajer, Ivana Bajer, Zvonimir Bajer, Nenad Bajer, Katica Bajer, Vesna Bajer, Ljubica Bajer, Martina Bajer, Ante Bajer

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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