Surname Pustaj in modern Croatia

Pustaj families are usually Croats and they are mostly from Jastrebarsko area , barely Hungarians. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Jastrebarsko area. In Repišće in Jastrebarsko area every fourth inhabitant had the family name Pustaj.

Prevalence

About 150 people with faimily name Pustaj live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 230 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 10 other places, mostly in Repisce in Jastrebarsko area (65), Zagreb (20), Gornji Desinec (15), Jastrebarsko (<10), and in Dalj in Vinkovci area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Pustaj (including: Pustai , Pustay , Pusztay and Pusthay ) is present in 20 countries worldwide. "Pustay " is used by some 300 people in the United States , small number in Slovakia , and small number of people in Czech Republic. "Pustai " is used by some 100 people in Romania , about 80 in the United States , and some 70 people in Brazil. "Pusztay " is used by some 200 people in Hungary , about 70 in the United States , and small number of people in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Damir Pustaj, Ignac Pustaj, Dražen Pustaj, Boris Pustaj, Nela Pustaj, Danijela Pustaj, Marijana Pustaj, Dalibor Pustaj, Željko Pustaj, Mihaela Pustaj, Lidija Pustaj, Ivan Pustaj, Snježana Pustaj, Bojan Pustaj, Dejan Pustaj, Nada Pustaj, Biljana Pustaj, Davor Pustaj, Antun Pustaj

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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