Surname Rais in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Rais families are mainly Czechs (from Daruvar ), equally Croats (also from Daruvar ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Daruvar and Pakrac.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Rais live in Croatia today, in four households only. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in one Croatian city only, in Daruvar (10).

Outside Croatia

At least one family with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Rais (including: Raiss , Raies , Rahis , Raish , Rahish , Raisz , Raiis , Rhais and Raiess ) is present in 105 countries worldwide. "Raish " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 100 in Bangladesh , and some 90 people in Saudi Arabia. "Raisz " is used by some 100 people in Hungary and about 70 in the United States. "Raysh " is used by some 200 people in Russian Federation , small number in Kazakhstan , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivanka Rais, Vladimir Rais, Darko Rais, Alena Rais, Ivana Rais, Stjepan Rais, Marija Rais, Rudolf Rais, Dino Rais, Olda Rais, Nada Rais, August Rais, Josipa Rais, Lubomir Rais, Luka Rais

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1942 in source Phone Directory of the Independent State of Croatia 1942.

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