Surname Dukai in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Dukai families are predominantly Croats (from Peljesac Peninsula ), rarely Hungarians (from Backa, Vojvodina ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Backa, Vojvodina and in Dubrovnik.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Dukai live in Croatia today, in five households only.
They are located in only one small Croatian place, in Orebic on the Peljesac peninsula (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Dukai (including: Ducay , Dukay , Ducsai , Ducsay , Ducai , Dukhai , Duchai , Dhukai and Dukhay ) is present in 36 countries worldwide. "Dukhai " is used by few people in Guyana and few people in the United States. "Ducsai " is used by some 200 people in Hungary , small number in Russian Federation , and small number of people in the United States. "Duchai " is used by some 300 people in Viet Nam , about 50 in Hungary , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Tibor Dukai, Lorena Dukai, Katja Dukai, Imre Dukai, Antal Dukai, Jožef Dukai, Zoltan Dukai, Joška Dukai, Adrian Dukai, Gizela Dukai, Ilonka Dukai, Josip Dukai, Jožika Dukai, Katarina Dukai, Kristian Dukai, Lucija Dukai, Mira Dukai, Tunde Dukai, Zsolt Dukai

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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