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Surname Rast in modern Croatia
Rast families are Croats and they are mostly from Gospic area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Gospic area and in Gospic.
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Prevalence
About 110 people with faimily name Rast live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 12 cities and 8 other places, mostly in Donji Kosinj in Gospic area (30), Kutina (25), Zagreb (20), Tribalj in Novi Vinodolski area (<10), and in Ferovac in Orahovica area (<10).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Rast (including: Hrast , Erast , Rastha and Rasth ) is present in 57 countries worldwide. The family name "Rast " is used by some 3000 people in Germany , about 3000 in the United States , and some 1000 people in Iran. "Rasth " is used by few people in the United States. "Hrast " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Austria , and small number of people in Italy.
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Characteristic first names
Ivan Rast,
Biserka Rast,
Zlatko Rast,
Damir Rast,
Anka Rast,
Mirjana Rast,
Ante Rast,
Irena Rast,
Đurđa Rast,
Mario Rast,
Jelena Rast,
Milan Rast,
Mira Rast,
Ines Rast,
Marko Rast,
Stjepan Rast,
Željko Rast,
Anton Rast,
Dragica Rast
