Surname Rap in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Rap families are Croats (from Slatina area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Slatina area and in Osijek.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Rap live in Croatia today, in three households only. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are only located in in one Croatian city and another small place , mostly in Slatina (<5) and Cadjavica in Slatina area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Rap (including: Rapp , Raap , Raph , Erap , Herap , Rrapp and Hrap ) is present in 104 countries worldwide. "Rapp " is used by some 20000 people in the United States , about 10000 in Germany , and some 2000 people in France. "Raap " is used by some 700 people in Germany , about 700 in the United States , and some 700 people in the Netherlands. "Raph " is used by some 1000 people in Democratic Republic of Congo , about 200 in France , and some 200 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Antun Rap, Nataša Rap, Ivan Rap, Franca Rap, Ljubinka Rap, Tihomir Rap, Snježana Rap, Mario Rap, Tijana Rap, Antea Rap, Enea Rap, Josip Rap

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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