Surname Garaj in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 80 people with faimily name Garaj live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 13 cities and 11 other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Osijek (10), Piskorevci (<10), Koprivnica (<10), and in Koska in Nasice area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Garaj (including: Garai , Garay , Garrahy , Gharay , Garray , Gharaj , Garahy , Garaly and Garayh ) is present in 101 countries worldwide. "Gharaj " is used by few people in the United States. "Garayh " is used by few people in the United States. "Garray " is used by some 200 people in Sudan , small number in Belgium , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Vanja Garaj, Boris Garaj, Slaven Garaj, Kristijan Garaj, Ivan Garaj, Miroslav Garaj, Franciska Garaj, Dubravka Garaj, Josip Garaj, Željko Garaj, Dragana Garaj, Sanja Garaj, Marija Garaj, Mirko Garaj, Tamara Garaj, Kristina Garaj, Igor Garaj, Ivor Garaj, Mirela Garaj

Mentions in sources

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

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