In Croatia, Gazdag families are predominantly Croats (from Beli Manastir area ), rarely Slovenes (also from Beli Manastir area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek and in Beli Manastir area.
Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Gazdag live in Croatia today, in 7 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled. They are located in only five naselja i to in Zeleno Polje in Beli Manastir area (10), Podgorje (<5), Zagreb (<5), Sumarina (<5), and in Petlovac in Beli Manastir area (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Gazdag is present in 22 countries on four continents. "Gazdagh " is used by small number of people in Germany , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Australia.
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.