Surname Murati in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Murati families are predominantly Albanians (from Rovinj ), rarely Croats (from Dubrovnik ), and very rarely Bosniaks (from Ogulin ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Serbia and in Dubrovnik.

Prevalence

About 120 people with faimily name Murati live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 19 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Ogulin (50), Rovinj (30), Zagreb (25), Popovaca in Kutina area (15), and in Porec (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Murati (including: Murathi , Muratti , Murathoti , Murhati , Murratti , Muraty , Murathati and Muratih ) is present in 52 countries worldwide. "Murratti " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Murathati " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Tomislav Murati, Šefki Murati, Fatmir Murati, Murat Murati, Zulbear Murati, Majftuše Murati, Aleksandar Murati, Eljvira Murati, Luan Murati, Feta Murati, Umer Murati, Ramir Murati, Gadaf Murati, Abdula Murati, Samir Murati, Semir Murati, Fesal Murati, Emin Murati, Ramiz Murati

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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