Surname Krajna in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 120 people with faimily name Krajna live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are located and 5 other Croatian places, mostly in Zagreb (70), in Jakovlje (35) and Kraljev Vrh (10) in Zapresic area, Gornja Bistra in Oroslavje area (<10), and in Velika Gorica (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Krajna (including: Kraina , Krayna and Krajná ) is present in 16 countries on four continents. The family name "Krajna " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 100 in Poland , and small number of people in Czech Republic. "Krayna " is used by some 60 people in the United States. "Kraina " is used by some 300 people in Czech Republic , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Ukraine.

Characteristic first names

Marjan Krajna, Božica Krajna, Kristina Krajna, Zoran Krajna, Tamara Krajna, Marijana Krajna, Zdenko Krajna, Damir Krajna, Marijan Krajna, Dubravko Krajna, Emil Krajna, Daniel Krajna, Marija Krajna, Ružica Krajna, Dražen Krajna, Marijo Krajna, Anita Krajna, Nedeljko Krajna, Ivana Krajna

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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