Surname Farago in modern Croatia

Farago families are predominantly Croats and they are mostly from Vinkovci area , less frequently Hungarians from Backa (Vojvodina). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Vinkovci area and in Vinkovci.

Prevalence

About 170 people with faimily name Farago live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 120 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 16 cities and 17 other places, mostly in Djeletovci in Vinkovci area (45), Zagreb (20), Vinkovci (15), Tordinci in Vinkovci area (10), and in Gunja in Zupanja area (10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Farago (including: Faragó , Farrago ) is present in 45 countries worldwide. The family name "Farago " is used by some 20000 people in Hungary , about 3000 in Brazil , and some 2000 people in the United States. "Farrago " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Alen Farago, Emica Farago, Stjepan Farago, Katica Farago, David Farago, Mato Farago, Dragana Farago, Andreja Farago, Josip Farago, Damir Farago, Miroslav Farago, Andraš Farago, Marijan Farago, Laslo Farago, Nenad Farago, Elvis Farago, Domagoj Farago, Bara Farago, Antun Farago

Mentions in sources

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

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