Surname Kraina in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kraina families are Croats (from Ogulin area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Ogulin and in Ogulin area.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Kraina live in Croatia today, in 15 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in four Croatian counties, threee cities and 5 other places, mostly in Zagreb (<10), Josipdol in Ogulin area (<10), Pribic Crkveni in Jastrebarsko area (<10), Vojnovac in Ogulin area (<10), and in Karlovac (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kraina (including: Craina , Krayna ) is present in 14 countries on four continents. The family name "Kraina " is used by some 300 people in Czech Republic , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Ukraine. "Krayna " is used by some 60 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Marinko Kraina, Danica Kraina, Magdalena Kraina, Marijan Kraina, Zorka Kraina, Dragutin Kraina, Jure Kraina, Ivan Kraina, Franjo Kraina, Dragan Kraina, Milan Kraina, Vladimir Kraina, Mirela Kraina, Ivana Kraina, Jana Kraina, Marica Kraina, Milka Kraina, Marija Kraina, Darko Kraina

Mentions in sources

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.

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