Surname Fajt in modern Croatia

Fajt families are Croats and they are mostly from Ludbreg area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Ludbreg area. In Gorkovec in Klanjec every seventh inhabitant had the family name Fajt.

Prevalence

About 80 people with faimily name Fajt live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 140 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 8 other places, mostly in Zagreb (25), Cickovina in Ludbreg area (15), Bartolovec in Varazdin area (<10), Hrastovljan in Ludbreg area (<10), and in Karlovac (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Fajt (including: Faith , Fait , Fayt , Feidt , Faidt , Fayth , Phaith , Fajth and Fajht ) is present in 115 countries worldwide. "Fait " is used by some 1000 people in the United States , about 1000 in Germany , and some 800 people in Italy. "Faith " is used by some 10000 people in Uganda , about 5000 in the United States , and some 4000 people in Kenya. "Phaith " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Siniša Fajt, Karlo Fajt, Zdravko Fajt, Ivica Fajt, Snježana Fajt, Alan Fajt, Miljenko Fajt, Zlatko Fajt, Marina Fajt, Milka Fajt, Vladimir Fajt, Jasna Fajt, Božica Fajt, Zvonimir Fajt, Marija Fajt, Franjo Fajt, Robert Fajt, Nikola Fajt, Renata Fajt

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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