Surname Rajn in modern Croatia

Rajn families are Croats and they are mostly from Koprivnica area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Koprivnica area and in Koprivnica. In Brđani Sokolovački in Koprivnica area every second inhabitant had the family name Rajn.

Prevalence

About 140 people with faimily name Rajn live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 120 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 22 other places, mostly in Brdjani Sokolovacki in Koprivnica area (30), Koprivnica (30), Starigrad (15), Trnovac Sokolovacki in Koprivnica area (10), and in Zagreb (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least one family with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Rajn (including: Rain , Rein , Rhein , Rayn , Raain , Herajn , Raaiin , Reihn and Ralyn ) is present in 123 countries worldwide. "Ralyn " is used by few people in the United States. "Rein " is used by some 20000 people in Myanmar , about 10000 in Germany , and some 8000 people in the United States. "Rhein " is used by some 4000 people in Germany , about 2000 in the United States , and some 1000 people in Brazil.

Characteristic first names

Darko Rajn, Marino Rajn, Marina Rajn, Damir Rajn, Marija Rajn, Maja Rajn, Ljiljana Rajn, Vedran Rajn, Marijana Rajn, Senka Rajn, Stjepan Rajn, Jasna Rajn, Mišo Rajn, Danijel Rajn, Željko Rajn, Vlado Rajn, Ervin Rajn, Matea Rajn, Andrijana Rajn

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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