Surname Budai in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Budai families are predominantly Croats (from Valpovo area ), rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Middle Bosnia (Sarajevo area) and in Backa, Vojvodina.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Budai live in Croatia today, in three households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, four cities and four other places, mostly in Valpovo (<5), Kastel Sucurac (<5), Zagreb (<5), Bizovac in Valpovo area (<5), and in Umag (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Budai (including: Buday , Budhai , Budday , Budhay , Buddai and Budaie ) is present in 57 countries worldwide. "Budhai " is used by some 700 people in South Africa , about 200 in the United States , and some 200 people in Guyana. "Buddai " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Buday " is used by some 1000 people in Hungary , about 1000 in the United States , and some 1000 people in the Philippines.

Characteristic first names

Valeria Budai, Andreas Budai, Tibor Budai, Mikloš Budai, Saša Budai, Radina Budai, Istvan Budai, Jula Budai, Melanija Budai, Ana Budai, Marija Budai, Igor Budai, Borna Budai, Danijel Budai, Lorna Budai, Melanie Budai, Eva Budai, Stefanie Budai, Luiza Budai

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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