Surname Rajs in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Rajs families are Croats (from Nasice ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Middle Bosnia (Sarajevo area) and in Nasice.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Rajs live in Croatia today, in 13 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and four other places, mostly in Osijek (<10), Nasice (<10), Sotin (<10), Koska in Nasice area (<5), and in Zagreb (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Rajs (including: Reis , Rais , Rays , Raiss , Ralys , Raysh , Rayss , Rajsz and Rajss ) is present in 151 countries worldwide. "Rayss " is used by some 50 people in Poland , small number in Russian Federation , and small number of people in the United States. "Rajsz " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Ralys " is used by some 300 people in Lithuania , about 50 in the United States , and small number of people in France.

Characteristic first names

Biljana Rajs, Ivan Rajs, Aleksandar Rajs, Snježana Rajs, Liljana Rajs, Siniša Rajs, Zlatko Rajs, Zdenko Rajs, Josip Rajs, Jadranka Rajs, Milan Rajs, Miroslav Rajs, Reinaldo Rajs, Ivo Rajs, Ruža Rajs, Branka Rajs, Mirta Rajs, Štefanija Rajs, Vanja Rajs

Mentions in sources

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

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