Surname Brajak in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Brajak families are Croats (from Ozalj area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Ozalj area and in Karlovac. In Kupčina Žumberačka in Ozalj area every sixth inhabitant had the family name Brajak.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Brajak live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are only located in in 6 Croatian cities and 6 other places, mostly in Jastrebarsko (15), Karlovac (10), Dubrovnik (<10), Kupcina Zumberacka in Ozalj area (<10), and in Brajakovo Brdo in Duga Resa area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Brajak (including: Braiak , Brajac , Brayak and Brayack ) is present in 14 countries worldwide. The family name "Brajak " is used by small number of people in Thailand , small number in Canada , and small number of people in the United States. "Brayak " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Brayack " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Tomica Brajak, Vesna Brajak, Danica Brajak, Marija Brajak, Vladimir Brajak, Alenka Brajak, Anita Brajak, Barica Brajak, Nadica Brajak, Tomo Brajak, Kristina Brajak, Drago Brajak, Željko Brajak, Ivan Brajak, Slavko Brajak, Marica Brajak, Josip Brajak, Petar Brajak, Vlado Brajak

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1929 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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