Surname Gabaj in modern Croatia

Gabaj families are Croats and they are mostly from Koprivnica area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Koprivnica and in Koprivnica area.

Prevalence

About 180 people with faimily name Gabaj live in Croatia today, in 80 households. There were 250 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 13 cities and 32 other places, mostly in Koprivnica (30), Zagreb (20), in Legrad (20) and Koprivnicki Bregi (10) in Koprivnica area, and in Hampovica in Djurdjevac area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Gabaj (including: Gabay , Gabai , Gabbay , Gabaly and Gabbei ) is present in 66 countries worldwide. "Gabay " is used by some 4000 people in Israel , about 3000 in the Philippines , and some 2000 people in the United States. "Gabai " is used by some 1000 people in Israel , about 700 in France , and some 500 people in the United States. "Gabaly " is used by some 500 people in Egypt , small number in Thailand , and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Darko Gabaj, Marko Gabaj, Krešimir Gabaj, Željka Gabaj, Mario Gabaj, Marija Gabaj, Ružica Gabaj, Andreja Gabaj, Svetlana Gabaj, Branko Gabaj, Ivan Gabaj, Ivica Gabaj, Dalibor Gabaj, Đurđica Gabaj, Mijo Gabaj, Želimir Gabaj, Marinko Gabaj, Roland Gabaj, Ivančica Gabaj

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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