Surname Vajda in modern Croatia

Vajda families are frequently Croats and they are mostly from Ivanic-Grad area. According to some sources they are from Varazdin and Hungary, rarely Hungarians (Osijek area) and Slovenes. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek and Zagreb. In Mala Paka in Ozalj area every ninth inhabitant had the family name Vajda.

Prevalence

About 190 people with faimily name Vajda live in Croatia today, in 80 households. There were 260 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 19 cities and 23 other places, mostly in Zagreb (50), Osijek (45), Lug in Osijek area (10), Cakovec (<10), and in Slatina (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least seven families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (3), the United States (2), Australia (1), and to Austria (1).
Family name Vajda (including: Vaida , Wajda , Vayda , Weida , Wayda , Veida and Vaaida ) is present in 63 countries worldwide. The family name "Vajda " is used by some 6000 people in Hungary , about 1000 in Slovakia , and some 900 people in the United States. "Vayda " is used by some 600 people in Ukraine , about 600 in the United States , and some 200 people in Russian Federation. "Vaida " is used by some 6000 people in Romania , about 1000 in Lithuania , and some 400 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Alan Vajda, Bernarda Vajda, Robert Vajda, Vesna Vajda, Tomislav Vajda, Ivan Vajda, Mirjana Vajda, Branimir Vajda, Marina Vajda, Damir Vajda, Atila Vajda, Mario Vajda, Gabor Vajda, Slavica Vajda, Mihaela Vajda, Zdenko Vajda, Kristina Vajda, Danica Vajda, Željko Vajda

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over thirty times, the first time 1750 in source 18th Century Census.

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