Surname Rajter in modern Croatia

Rajter families are Croats and they are mostly from Cakovec area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Cakovec.

Prevalence

About 100 people with faimily name Rajter live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 170 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 18 other places, mostly in Zagreb (20), Cakovec (10), Beli Manastir (<10), Popovaca in Kutina area (<10), and in Trnovec in Cakovec area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Rajter (including: Reiter , Raiter , Reitter , Rayter , Reither , Raither , Reithner , Reithler and Rheiter ) is present in 78 countries worldwide. The family name "Rajter " is used by some 400 people in Poland , about 100 in the United States , and small number of people in Czech Republic. "Rayter " is used by some 200 people in Ukraine , about 200 in Russian Federation , and some 70 people in the United States. "Raiter " is used by some 600 people in Brazil , about 400 in the United States , and some 400 people in Poland.

Characteristic first names

Željko Rajter, Stanko Rajter, Vladimir Rajter, Marijan Rajter, Tomislav Rajter, Želimir Rajter, Stjepan Rajter, Miroslav Rajter, Srebrenka Rajter, Romana Rajter, Silvia Rajter, Danijel Rajter, Gordana Rajter, Davorka Rajter, Dunja Rajter, Katica Rajter, Jovanka Rajter, Vesna Rajter, Robert Rajter

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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