Surname Raj in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Raj families are Croats (from Kastav ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and Split.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Raj live in Croatia today, in four households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in four Croatian cities only: in Split (<5), Zagreb (<5), Rijeka (<5), and in Kastav (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Raj (including: Ray , Rai , Raaj , Raay , Rajh , Rajj , Raai , Rraj and Rahj ) is present in 185 countries worldwide. "Ray " is used by some 400000 people in the United States , about 200000 in Bangladesh , and some 30000 people in Nepal. "Rayy " is used by few people in the United States. "Rhay " is used by some 50 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Hilda Raj, Biserka Raj, Siniša Raj, Denis Raj, Dragica Raj, Tomo Raj, Dora Raj, Dinka Raj, Gojmir Raj, Andrea Raj, Alojza Raj, Borisa Raj, Franjo Raj, Gojmira Raj, Ignac Raj, Ivan Raj, Jože Raj, Katarina Raj, Marija Raj

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1925 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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