Surname Virag in modern Croatia

Virag families are usually Croats and they are mostly from Ludbreg area. According to some sources they are Korenica area, less frequently Hungarians. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Ludbreg area and in Virovitica. In Novo Selo Podravsko in Ludbreg area every seventh inhabitant had the family name Virag.

Prevalence

About 200 people with faimily name Virag live in Croatia today, in 90 households. There were 210 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 21 cities and 25 other places, mostly in Novo Selo Podravsko in Ludbreg area (35), Zagreb (30), Babina Greda in Zupanja area (10), Batina in Beli Manastir area (10), and in Orahovica (10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Virag (including: Virágh , Viragh , Virág , Wirag and Wiragh ) is present in 46 countries worldwide. The family name "Virag " is used by some 7000 people in Hungary , about 1000 in Romania , and some 1000 people in the United States. "Viragh " is used by some 300 people in Hungary , about 100 in the United States , and small number of people in France. "Virágh " is used by some 3000 people in Hungary , about 200 in Romania , and some 200 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Zdravko Virag, Borislav Virag, Nada Virag, Nino Virag, Jasminka Virag, Mihajlo Virag, Marija Virag, Franjo Virag, Ivan Virag, Damir Virag, Kata Virag, Robert Virag, Zorica Virag, Janoš Virag, Neven Virag, Harry Virag, Tin Virag, Ivana Virag, Nikolina Virag

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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