Surname Pataj in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Pataj families are almost entirely Croats (from Buzet area ), very rarely Poles (from Porec ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and in Buzet area.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Pataj live in Croatia today, in 11 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, in 6 cities and another small place , mostly in Rijeka (<10), Cere in Pazin area (<10), Pula (<10), Rovinj (<10), and in Porec (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Pataj (including: Patay , Patai , Pataly , Pathai , Pattay , Pathay , Phatay , Pathway and Pathray ) is present in 55 countries worldwide. "Patai " is used by some 1000 people in Hungary , about 200 in Indonesia , and some 100 people in the United States. "Pathay " is used by small number of people in Canada , small number in Hong Kong , and small number in the United States. "Pattay " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Indonesia , and small number of people in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Renato Pataj, Antonio Pataj, Orijana Pataj, Slavko Pataj, Lorena Pataj, Laris Pataj, Josip Pataj, Sandra Pataj, Serđo Pataj, Slavica Pataj, Dario Pataj, Desanka Pataj, Loredana Pataj, Milena Pataj, Damir Pataj, Silvano Pataj, Nada Pataj, Sanja Pataj, Milan Pataj

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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