Karajić families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Cazinska Krajina Region (Bosnia), often Bosniaks (also from Cazinska Krajina Region , Bosnia). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Cazins Region, Bosnia (Velika Kladusa area) and in Bosanian Posavina (Derventa area). In Trnovi in Cazins Region (Bosnia) every fourth inhabitant had the family name Karajić.
Prevalence
About 100 people with faimily name Karajić live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied. They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 10 other places, mostly in Zagreb (45), Rijeka (20), Karlovac (10), Split (<10), and in Kutina (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Karajić is present in 9 countries on three continents. The family name "Karajic " is used by some 200 people in the United States , small number in the Netherlands , 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 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.
