Surname Lipaj in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Lipaj families are predominantly Croats (from Donji Miholjac area ), rarely Bosniaks (from Slatina ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Slatina area and in Virovitica.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Lipaj live in Croatia today, in three households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in only threee Croatian places: in Cadjavica in Slatina area (<5), Markovo (<5), and in Starin in Slatina area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Lipaj (including: Lippai , Lipay , Lippay , Lipai and Lipei ) is present in 43 countries worldwide. The family name "Lipaj " is used by some 100 people in Albania , about 60 in the United States , and small number of people in Lithuania. "Lippay " is used by some 80 people in Hungary , about 70 in the United States , and small number of people in Germany. "Lippai " is used by some 1000 people in Hungary , about 100 in the United States , and some 70 people in Argentina.

Characteristic first names

Damir Lipaj, Emina Lipaj, Đuro Lipaj, Geza Lipaj, Slavko Lipaj, Krunoslav Lipaj, Robert Lipaj, Ana Lipaj, Ivan Lipaj, Nada Lipaj, Tin Lipaj

Mentions in sources

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

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