Surname Bajt in modern Croatia

Bajt families are Croats and they are mostly from Delnice area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Delnice area and in Pleternica. In Knežci in Pleternica every seventh inhabitant had the family name Bajt.

Prevalence

About 270 people with faimily name Bajt live in Croatia today, in 130 households. There were 230 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 27 cities and 35 other places, mostly in Ravna Gora in Delnice area (40), Pozega (30), Zagreb (30), Karlovac (10), and in Ivanic-Grad (10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Bajt (including: Bait , Baith , Bayt , Baytha , Baait , Baaith , Bayth , Bajht and Baythi ) is present in 63 countries worldwide. The family name "Bajt " is used by some 70 people in the United States , about 50 in Czech Republic , and small number of people in France. "Bayt " is used by some 100 people in the United States , about 100 in Indonesia , and some 50 people in Russian Federation. "Baith " is used by some 100 people in the United States , small number in Malaysia , and small number of people in Indonesia.

Characteristic first names

Marija Bajt, Ivica Bajt, Damir Bajt, Željko Bajt, Julijan Bajt, Snježana Bajt, Robert Bajt, Ivan Bajt, Sanja Bajt, Dražen Bajt, Igor Bajt, Vinko Bajt, Nada Bajt, Slobodan Bajt, Vladimir Bajt, Ankica Bajt, Josip Bajt, Branko Bajt, Stjepan Bajt

Mentions in sources

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.

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