Surname Kiraly in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kiraly families are predominantly Croats (from Cazins Region (Bosnia) ), rarely Hungarians (from Backa, Vojvodina ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Kiraly live in Croatia today, in 10 households.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and threee other places, mostly in Zagreb (<10), Osijek (<5), Velika Gorica (<5), Zapresic (<5), and in Dubrovnik (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kiraly (including: Király , Khiraly , Kirally and Kyrály ) is present in 40 countries worldwide. The family name "Kiraly " is used by some 10000 people in Hungary , about 3000 in the United States , and some 2000 people in Romania. "Kirally " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Boris Kiraly, Zlatko Kiraly, Andras Kiraly, Zvonko Kiraly, Arpad Kiraly, Jozsef Kiraly, Ljiljana Kiraly, Anica Kiraly, Damir Kiraly, Daria Kiraly, Geza Kiraly, Nike Kiraly, Stjepan Kiraly, Zoran Kiraly, Tamara Kiraly, Josip Kiraly, Veronika Kiraly, Ana Kiraly, Alemka Kiraly

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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