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Surname Ceraj in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Ceraj families are Croats (from Pregrada area ), barely Slovenes. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Klanjec area. In Ivanić Miljanski in Klanjec area every ninth inhabitant had the family name Ceraj.
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Prevalence
About 70 people with faimily name Ceraj live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, two cities and 7 other places, mostly in Zagreb (45), Zapresic (<10), in Hum Kosnicki (<10) and Desinic (<10) in Pregrada area, and in Kuzminec Miljanski in Klanjec area (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Ceraj (including: Zeray , Zerai , Cherraj , Ceray , Zeraj , Cheray , Cerai , Tzerai and Cheraly ) is present in 39 countries worldwide. "Cerai " is used by few people in the United States. "Tzerai " is used by few people in the United States. "Cheray " is used by small number of people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Iva Ceraj,
Vesna Ceraj,
Tomislav Ceraj,
Ranko Ceraj,
Danijel Ceraj,
Višnja Ceraj,
Marijana Ceraj,
Zdenko Ceraj,
Eduard Ceraj,
Branko Ceraj,
Marjanca Ceraj,
Dragutin Ceraj,
Lidija Ceraj,
Zdravko Ceraj,
Ivana Ceraj,
Miljenko Ceraj,
Ružica Ceraj,
Franjo Ceraj,
Danko Ceraj
