Surname Dobaj in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Dobaj families are Croats (from Osijek ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Dobaj live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in two Croatian cities only, in Osijek (<5) and Vinkovci (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Dobaj (including: Dobai , Dobay , Doobay , Dobei and Dhobei ) is present in 45 countries worldwide. The family name "Dobaj " is used by some 90 people in Poland and small number in the United States. "Dobay " is used by some 400 people in Hungary , about 300 in the United States , and some 90 people in Kazakhstan. "Doobay " is used by some 300 people in Guyana , about 300 in Canada , and some 300 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivor Dobaj, Marko Dobaj, Dubravko Dobaj, Dubravka Dobaj, Branimir Dobaj, Ana Dobaj, Đurđica Dobaj, Anton Dobaj, Jelka Dobaj, Marija Dobaj, Marijan Dobaj, Nada Dobaj, Stjepan Dobaj

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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