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Surname Budaj in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Budaj families are almost entirely Croats (from Djurdjevac area ), barely Serbs, and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Pozega.
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Prevalence
About 50 people with faimily name Budaj live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are only located in in 7 Croatian cities and 9 other places, mostly in Zagreb (<10), Kuzminec in Koprivnica area (<10), Pozega (<10), Rijeka (<10), and in Zapresic (<10).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Budaj (including: Budai , Buday , Budei , Budday , Budhay , Budhei , Budhaly , Budaly and Bhudei ) is present in 56 countries worldwide. The family name "Budaj " is used by some 300 people in Slovakia , about 200 in Poland , and some 100 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. "Budday " is used by some 70 people in the United States and small number in Germany.
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Characteristic first names
Goran Budaj,
Stana Budaj,
Mario Budaj,
Tatjana Budaj,
Hrvoje Budaj,
Sanja Budaj,
Vedran Budaj,
Katarina Budaj,
Zoran Budaj,
Darko Budaj,
Dražen Budaj,
Nada Budaj,
Ivan Budaj,
Dragutin Budaj,
Josip Budaj,
Ljerka Budaj,
Mira Budaj,
Andrija Budaj,
Štefica Budaj
