Surname Tomaj in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Tomaj families are generally Albanians (from Ivanic-Grad ), very rarely Croats (from Zagreb ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Kosovo and in Zagreb. In Lepšić in Ivanic-Grad every twentieth inhabitant had the family name Tomaj.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Tomaj live in Croatia today, in 9 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Lepsic (30), Opatinec (15), Tarno (<10), Zagreb (<5), and in Ivanic-Grad (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Tomaj (including: Tomei , Tomai , Tomay , Toomaj , Thomai , Thomaj , Thomay , Toomay and Toommaly ) is present in 60 countries worldwide. The family name "Tomaj " is used by some 100 people in Iran , about 60 in Hungary , and some 60 people in the United States. "Tomai " is used by some 600 people in Italy , about 300 in Papua New Guinea , and some 200 people in the United States. "Thomay " is used by some 60 people in the United States , small number in Austria , and small number of people in Hungary.

Characteristic first names

Engjull Tomaj, Vilson Tomaj, Jozef Tomaj, Marjan Tomaj, Edo Tomaj, Luigj Tomaj, Leš Tomaj, Gjergj Tomaj, Viktor Tomaj, Valbona Tomaj, Prend Tomaj, Niko Tomaj, Pal Tomaj, Hil Tomaj, Zoje Tomaj, Nol Tomaj, Krista Tomaj, Shkurje Tomaj, Mentor Tomaj

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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