Surname Reich in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Reich families are Croats (from Varazdin area ), barely Germans (from Osijek area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Cakovec and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 80 people with faimily name Reich live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 50 percent.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 8 other places, mostly in Zagreb (20), Cakovec (10), Stari Bosnjani (<10), Petrijanec in Varazdin area (<10), and in Nedelisce in Cakovec area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Reich (including: Hreich , Reych and Hereich ) is present in 86 countries worldwide. The family name "Reich " is used by some 20000 people in Germany , about 20000 in the United States , and some 1000 people in Brazil. "Hereich " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Sanja Reich, Rajko Reich, Senka Reich, Marijan Reich, Nenad Reich, Alen Reich, Đuro Reich, Helena Reich, Blažica Reich, Hrvoje Reich, Mario Reich, Elmar Reich, Franjo Reich, Harry Reich, Truda Reich, Gunter Reich, Sjenka Reich, Petar Reich, Slavka Reich

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over forty times, the first time 1825 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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