Surname Mazi in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Mazi families are generally Croats (from the Island of Krk ), rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Rijeka.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Mazi live in Croatia today, in five households only. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in three Croatian cities only: in Zagreb (<10), Krk on the Island of Krk (<5), and in Rijeka (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Mazi (including: Mazzi , Mazhi , Maazi , Mazih , Mazie , Mhazi , Mazii , Mmazi and Mahzi ) is present in 86 countries worldwide. "Mazie " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 70 in Senegal , and some 70 people in Brazil. "Mazih " is used by some 700 people in Morocco and small number in the United States. "Mazzie " is used by some 700 people in the United States and small number in Zimbabwe.

Characteristic first names

Milica Mazi, Željko Mazi, Jasmina Mazi, Darko Mazi, Vilko Mazi, Milan Mazi, Vinko Mazi, Nina Mazi, Alen Mazi, Valeria Mazi, Miljenko Mazi, Štefica Mazi, Sabrina Mazi, Dejan Mazi, Sendi Mazi, Vedran Mazi, Zdenka Mazi, Cvetka Mazi, Roman Mazi

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1942 in source Phone Directory of the Independent State of Croatia 1942.

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