Surname Maraš in modern Croatia

Maraš families are Croats and they are mostly from Nin. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Nin and Zadar. In Vrsi in Nin every tenth inhabitant had the family name Maraš.

Prevalence

About 250 people with faimily name Maraš live in Croatia today, in 120 households. There were 190 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 12 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Vrsi (130), Rijeka (40), Split (25), Zadar (15), and in Solin (10).

Outside Croatia

At least eight families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Australia (2), Germany (2), Sweden (2), Switzerland (1), and to the United States (1).
Family name Maraš (including: Maras , Marashi , Marras , Marassi , Marash , Maraschi , Marasch , Marass , Marasz and Maraas ) is present in 89 countries worldwide. The family name "Maras " is used by some 10000 people in Turkey , about 2000 in the United States , and some 2000 people in Poland. "Marash " is used by some 200 people in Syria , about 100 in the United States , and some 60 people in Israel. "Marasch " is used by some 100 people in the United States , small number in Argentina , and small number of people in Brazil.

Characteristic first names

Šime Maraš, Robert Maraš, Jovan Maraš, Neven Maraš, Renato Maraš, Ana Maraš, Mirjana Maraš, Slavica Maraš, Robertino Maraš, Ivanka Maraš, Ante Maraš, Tino Maraš, Slaven Maraš, Saša Maraš, Mirela Maraš, Anamarija Maraš, Sandra Maraš, Boris Maraš, Svetko Maraš

Mentions in sources

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

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