Surname Dunaj in modern Croatia

Dunaj families are Croats and they are mostly from Krapina area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Krapina and Zagreb. In places Brezovica Petrovska and Orehovec Radobojski in Krapina area every seventh inhabitant had the family name Dunaj.

Prevalence

About 280 people with faimily name Dunaj live in Croatia today, in 100 households. There were 190 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 50 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 15 cities and 31 other places, mostly in Brezovica Petrovska in Krapina area (50), Zagreb (45), Orehovec Radobojski in Krapina area (25), Podgora Krapinska (20), and in Krapina (20).

Outside Croatia

Family name Dunaj (including: Dunai , Dunay , Dhunay , Dunei and Duenay ) is present in 41 countries worldwide. The family name "Dunaj " is used by some 1000 people in Poland , about 500 in the United States , and some 400 people in Slovakia. "Dunay " is used by some 600 people in the United States , about 500 in Ukraine , and some 400 people in Russian Federation. "Dunai " is used by some 2000 people in Hungary , about 200 in Germany , and some 200 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Mladen Dunaj, Marjan Dunaj, Sanja Dunaj, Marija Dunaj, Slavica Dunaj, Slavko Dunaj, Tomislav Dunaj, Ana Dunaj, Josip Dunaj, Alojz Dunaj, Davor Dunaj, Siniša Dunaj, Darko Dunaj, Miljenko Dunaj, Igor Dunaj, Tanja Dunaj, Tihomir Dunaj, Danica Dunaj, Mira Dunaj

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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