Surname Flajs in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Flajs families are almost entirely Croats (from Vrbovec area ), very rarely Slovenes (from Slovenia ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Krizevci and in Vrbovec area.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Flajs live in Croatia today, in 11 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 70 percent.
They are located in four Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 5 other places, mostly in Vrbovec (<5), Repinec in Vrbovec area (<5), Graberscak (<5), Koprivnica (<5), and in Krizevci (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Flajs (including: Fleis , Flais , Fleiss , Fleisz , Fleish and Flays ) is present in 30 countries worldwide. The family name "Flajs " is used by some 100 people in Austria , small number in Slovakia , and small number of people in the United States. "Flays " is used by few people in the United States. "Flais " is used by some 100 people in Mexico , about 100 in France , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Tajana Flajs, Slađana Flajs, Tihomir Flajs, Valent Flajs, Dubravka Flajs, Vladimir Flajs, Dragica Flajs, Miljenko Flajs, Ivana Flajs, Dražen Flajs, Dragutin Flajs, Dubravko Flajs, Katica Flajs, Marija Flajs, Zdravko Flajs, Miljana Flajs, Tihana Flajs, Antun Flajs, Ljubica Flajs

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1924 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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