Surname Frei in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Frei families are Croats (from Sisak ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek and Sisak.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Frei live in Croatia today, in 6 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located and another small Croatian place , mostly in Staro Pracno (<5), Tenja (<5), Zagreb (<5), Varazdin (<5), and in Sisak (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Frei (including: Frey , Ferey , Freie , Freih , Ferei , Pharey and Freeri ) is present in 127 countries worldwide. The family name "Frei " is used by some 10000 people in Germany , about 9000 in Switzerland , and some 5000 people in the United States. "Freie " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 200 in Germany , and some 90 people in the Netherlands. "Freeri " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Željko Frei, Verica Frei, Gordana Frei, Dražen Frei, Bruno Frei, Daniel Frei, Suzana Frei, Biljana Frei, Ivan Frei, Stjepan Frei, Marija Frei, Lidija Frei, Nives Frei, Josip Frei, Jožef Frei, Antun Frei, Barica Frei, Goran Frei, Katarina Frei

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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