Surname Bajto in modern Croatia

Bajto families are Croats and they are mostly from Vrgorac. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Vrgorac and in Herzegovina (Ljubuski area).

Prevalence

About 80 people with faimily name Bajto live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 70 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Zagreb (20), Split (15), Kastel Sucurac (10), Makarska (<10), and in Osijek (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Bajto (including: Baito , Beito , Bayto , Baitho and Baytho ) is present in 20 countries worldwide. "Bayto " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Beito " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 70 in Portugal , and small number of people in France.

Characteristic first names

Marko Bajto, Darko Bajto, Nediljko Bajto, Mario Bajto, Željka Bajto, Katica Bajto, Jelena Bajto, Nikola Bajto, Dušanka Bajto, Mirko Bajto, Tino Bajto, Milena Bajto, Ante Bajto, Denis Bajto, Daria Bajto, Josip Bajto, Mijo Bajto, Tihomir Bajto, Ivanka Bajto

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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