Surname Lemajić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Lemajić families are mainly Serbs, less frequently Croats (from Nova Gradiska area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Djakovo area and in Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Lemajić live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Zagreb (10), Slavonski Brod (<10), Novo Topolje in Djakovo area (<10), Ozalj (<5), and in Osijek (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Lemajić is present in 12 countries on three continents. The family name "Lemajic " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Hungary.

Characteristic first names

Slavko Lemajić, Aleksandar Lemajić, Jasmina Lemajić, Vojislav Lemajić, Dušan Lemajić, Nikica Lemajić, Igor Lemajić, Danijela Lemajić, Ines Lemajić, Nikola Lemajić, Dragoljub Lemajić, Nenad Lemajić, Dragica Lemajić, Siniša Lemajić, Sandra Lemajić, Sofija Lemajić, Ilija Lemajić, Vera Lemajić, Alen Lemajić

Mentions in sources

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.

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