Surname Paragi in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Paragi families are predominantly Croats (from Mursko Sredisce area ), rarely Hungarians (from Beli Manastir area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Cakovec and in Daruvar area.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Paragi live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, two cities and 5 other places, mostly in Slemenice (<10), Karanac in Beli Manastir area (<5), Donji Zebanec in Mursko Sredisce area (<5), Pakrac (<5), and in Cakovec (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Paragi (including: Paraghi , Parragi , Parraghi , Pharagy , Paraggi and Paragie ) is present in 18 countries worldwide. The family name "Paragi " is used by some 500 people in Hungary , about 60 in the United States , and small number of people in Indonesia. "Parraghi " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Krunoslav Paragi, Ioannes Paragi, Rudolf Paragi, Ivica Paragi, Biserka Paragi, Laslo Paragi, Josip Paragi, Julijana Paragi, Zoran Paragi, Manuela Paragi, Sandra Paragi, Daniel Paragi, Josipa Paragi, Ivan Paragi, Marija Paragi, Ištvan Paragi, Jolanka Paragi, Katarina Paragi, Franjo Paragi

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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