Surname Rujak in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Rujak families are mainly Serbs, equally Croats (also from Benkovac ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Benkovac and Zadar. In Nadin in Benkovac every fiftieth inhabitant had the family name Rujak.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Rujak live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 50 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Zadar (<10), Nadin (<10), Rijeka (<10), Pula (<10), and in Makarska (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Rujak (including: Ruyak , Ruyack and Rulyak ) is present in 16 countries worldwide. The family name "Rujak " is used by some 70 people in Slovakia , about 50 in Indonesia , and small number of people in the United States. "Ruyak " is used by some 100 people in the United States. "Ruyack " is used by some 90 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Mile Rujak, Arlena Rujak, Vladimir Rujak, Irena Rujak, Romeo Rujak, Zoran Rujak, Nataša Rujak, Saša Rujak, Mirko Rujak, Milka Rujak, Rade Rujak, Stojan Rujak, Ljubica Rujak, Soka Rujak, Ljiljana Rujak, Gordana Rujak, Mladen Rujak, Žana Rujak, Magdalena Rujak

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