Surname Dukaj in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Dukaj live in Croatia today, in two households only.
They are located in two Croatian counties, two cities and another small place , mostly in Slavonski Brod (<5), Djakovo (<5), and in Gornja Vrba in Slavonski Brod area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Dukaj (including: Dukai , Dukay , Ducaj , Duchaj , Dukaly , Dukhay , Dhukaly , Duchnaj and Dukei ) is present in 42 countries worldwide. The family name "Dukaj " is used by some 400 people in Albania , about 80 in the United States , and small number of people in Poland. "Ducaj " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Australia. "Duchaj " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Slovakia , and small number of people in Hungary.

Characteristic first names

Vesna Dukaj, Xhevahire Dukaj, Jozo Dukaj, Marica Dukaj, Mario Dukaj

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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