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Surname Banaj in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Banaj families are almost entirely Croats (from Pozega area ), barely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Nasice area and in Pozega area.
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Prevalence
About 50 people with faimily name Banaj live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 12 cities and threee other places, mostly in Osijek (10), Jaksic in Pozega area (<10), Djurdjenovac in Nasice area (<10), Nasice (<10), and in Pozega (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Banaj (including: Banai , Banay , Banaay , Bannay , Bhanaj , Banaai , Banaly , Bhanay and Banahy ) is present in 50 countries worldwide. "Banaay " is used by some 700 people in the Philippines and small number in the United States. "Banahy " is used by few people in Mauritania and few people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Vedran Banaj,
Đuro Banaj,
Ivan Banaj,
Ivica Banaj,
Antonijo Banaj,
Dušanka Banaj,
Zrinka Banaj,
Bojan Banaj,
Boško Banaj,
Marica Banaj,
Marija Banaj,
Miroslav Banaj,
Hrvoje Banaj,
Slavko Banaj,
Tomislav Banaj,
Andreja Banaj,
Željka Banaj,
Stjepan Banaj,
Željko Banaj