Surname Olaj in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Olaj families are generally Croats (from Djurdjevac area ), very rarely Serbs, and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and Virovitica.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Olaj live in Croatia today, in 11 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are only located in in 6 Croatian cities and two other places, mostly in Pula (<5), Varazdin (<5), Vukovar (<5), Novigrad Podravski in Djurdjevac area (<5), and in Osijek (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least one family with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Olaj (including: Olay , Olai , Hollay , Holaj , Olei , Holay , Holaly , Olaly and Ollei ) is present in 60 countries worldwide. "Olaly " is used by some 80 people in Kenya , small number in Turkey , and small number of people in the United States. "Ollei " is used by few people in the United States. "Holay " is used by some 80 people in Indonesia , small number in the United States , and small number of people in France.

Characteristic first names

Ankica Olaj, Tomislav Olaj, Darvin Olaj, Aleksandra Olaj, Dragoslav Olaj, Mario Olaj, Anica Olaj, Andrija Olaj, Ignjacije Olaj, Slavica Olaj, Dragica Olaj, Mijo Olaj, Antun Olaj, Marica Olaj, Ružica Olaj, Vladimir Olaj, Katica Olaj, Viktorija Olaj, Siniša Olaj

Mentions in sources

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

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