Surname Garai in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Garai families are Croats (from Djakovo area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek area and in Donji Miholjac.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Garai live in Croatia today, in three households only. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are only located in in one Croatian city and another small place , mostly in Donji Miholjac (<5) and Vladislavci in Djakovo area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Garai (including: Garay , Gharai , Garrai , Gahrai , Garhai , Garahi , Garaii , Ggarai and Garaie ) is present in 100 countries worldwide. "Gharai " is used by some 1000 people in Iran , about 100 in the United States , and some 60 people in Pakistan. "Garahi " is used by few people in the United States. "Gharaie " is used by some 1000 people in Iran and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Marija Garai, Amalija Garai, Stjepan Garai, Ivan Garai, Antun Garai, Anica Garai, Mihajlo Garai, Željko Garai, Albina Garai, Josip Garai, Krisztina Garai, Tunde Garai

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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