In Croatia, Raffai families are predominantly Croats (from Zagreb ), rarely Hungarians (from Banat, Vojvodina ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Banat, Vojvodina.
Prevalence
Only a few people with faimily name Raffai live in Croatia today, in one household only. They are located in only one small Croatian place, in Sesvete (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Raffai is present in 27 countries worldwide. "Raffay " is used by some 2000 people in Pakistan , about 500 in Hungary , and some 100 people in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.