In Croatia, Banjai families are mainly Hungarians (from Beli Manastir area ), less frequently Croats (from Novi Marof ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Beli Manastir area and in Kosovo.
Prevalence
Only a few people with faimily name Banjai live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly. They are located in only one small Croatian place, in Ostrice (<5).